Table of Contents
Preface 11
Acknowledgements 13
1 Native American Watercraft
Native American Canoes from Lake George 15
2 French and Indian War Shipwrecks
Operation Bateaux: 1963-1964 19
Missing, Four Shipwrecks of the Sunken Fleet of 1758 22
Lake George: Birthplace of the "Modern" American Navy 25
Reputed 1758 Radeau Shipwreck Artifact Sent to Lake George 27
Is Scour an Emerging Scourge at Radeau Shipwreck? 30
No State Destination Sign for the Land Tortoise Shipwreck 32
Class Explores Schenectady, New York Connection to Lake George Bateaux 34
Raising the Sunken Fleet, the 250th Anniversary 36
Twentieth Anniversary: Discovery of 1758 Land Tortoise Radeau Shipwreck 39
3 Nineteenth-Century Shipwrecks
Saluting Bolton's Cadet Steam Launch Shipwreck 43
"Old Time Barge" Relocated by Underwater Archaeological Team 46
Has the Steam Yacht Ellide Been Found? 48
The Minne-Ha-Ha Steamboat Wreck: A Mystery Recently Uncovered 51
4 Twentieth-Century Shipwrecks
Seventy-Five-Year-Old Shipwreck Found and Identified 55
The Scioto Shipwreck: Investigating the Stabilization Option 58
Outboard Racing Boat Discovered During Sonar Survey 60
Steamboat Pamelaine I Wreck Parts Found 63
Divers Present Saunders with Steamboat Relics 64
Steamboat Whistle Recovered from Pamelaine Canopy Wreck 67
Cold Case: 1926 Mystery of Two Missing Hunters (Part One) 69
Cold Case: 1926 Mystery of Two Missing Hunters (Part Two) 71
Dive Commemorates Forty-Fifth Anniversary of Sinking of Lake George's Mystery Sub 74
Hague Mystery Wreck 76
Has Racing Royalty's Boat Been Found in the Lake? 78
Studying the "Wreck" in a Lake George Shipwreck 80
Bateaux Below Proposes Forward Shipwreck for National Register 82
Forward Shipwreck Passes State Register of Historic Places 83
Lake George's Sunken Vessel Onaway II Located 85
Recent Shipwreck Find a Reminder of a "Lucky Fisherman" 87
5 Historic Preservation & Threats to Shipwrecks
Historic Preservation Legislation Remembered 91
Zebra Mussel Monitoring Station Reactivated at Shipwreck Preserve 93
Spread of Zebra Mussels Could Threaten Lake's Shipwrecks 95
6 Other Submerged Cultural Resources
Evidence of Lake George Lumber Industry Found Underwater 97
Unfortunate Milestone Reached: Thirty Thousand Pieces of Litter Removed from Lake 99
Launching Wooden Runabouts Using Lake George's "Submarine Railway" 101
Submerged D&H Marine Track Damaged 104
Is Lake George Holy Water? Divers Find Hindu Statuettes in the Lake 106
Counting "What Lies Below" 108
7 Replica Archaeology, Art/Science, Divers and an Urban Legend
Replica Archaeology: 1758 Bateau "Wreck" Sunk in Lake George 111
Lake Art to Be Exhibited in Gallery, Internet and Underwater 113
Wrapping Up the Art/Science Exhibit 115
State Scuba Convention in Lake George 117
Lake George Urban Legend Reaches Washington, D.C. 119
What to Do with Replica 1758 Bateau "Wreck" in Lake 121
8 Shipwreck Documentaries, Shipwreck Preserves and Bateaux Below
Documentary about Lake George Being Filmed 123
The Lost Radeau to Appear on PBS Television 124
Lake George Documentary Wins Film Festival Award 126
Maria's Reef: Bateaux Below's New Submerged Geological Preserve? 128
Lake George Shipwreck Preserves to Get Overhaul 131
Remodeling of Lake's Shipwreck Preserves Continues 133
Unseen Battleground: Improving the "Ring-Around-a-Radeau" 135
Damaged Shipwreck Preserve Repaired and Reopened 137
Painting Lake George's History 138
Mystery Bottle with Written Messages Found in Lake 140
Bateaux Below Celebrates Twenty Years of Underwater Archaeology 142
1987 Lake Champlain Shipwreck Find Helped Train Lake George Underwater Archaeology Team 145
Conclusion: Lake George Has Crucial Role in State's Underwater Blueway Trail 147
Index 151
About the Authors 159