Discovering Lake Ontario’s Historic Shipwrecks – Jim Kennard< /p>
The H. Lee White Maritime Museum at Oswego will host the final instal lment of its 2018 History Lecture Series on Saturday, October 13th at 1:30 pm featuring underwater explorer and author Jim Kennard. Titled “Discoverin g Lake Ontario’s Historic Shipwrecks,” the presentation will dive into four significant historic shipwrecks in Lake Ontario discovered by Kennard and his shipwreck exploration team. Those shipwrecks include the steamer Roberv al as one of only two steel steamers lost in Lake Ontario, the rare dagger- board schooner Three Brother that was lost in 1833, the sloop Washington bu ilt in 1798 and the second oldest Great Lakes shipwreck discovery, and the British warship HMS Ontario which foundered in a gale in 1780 and is the ol dest shipwreck ever discovered in the Great Lakes.
Jim Kennard has be en diving and exploring the lakes in the northeast since 1970 and has found over 200 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, NY Finger Lakes an d in the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Using his background as an electrical engineer, he built the side scan sonar system that located many of the shi pwrecks. The most significant discoveries include the 1780 British warship HMS Ontario, the sloop Washington lost in 1803, respectively the oldest and second oldest shipwrecks discovered in the Great Lakes, and in 1983 a uniq ue horse powered ferryboat in Lake Champlain. All of these discoveries rece ived worldwide attention in the news media.
Jim and his shipwreck tea ms’ discoveries have appeared in a number of publications including Nationa l Geographic, Sea Technology, Inland Seas, Wreck Diver, Skin Diver, and Roc hester, NY area magazines. He has appeared on national TV including Discove ry Channel, CBC, BBC, FOX News, and other major network affiliates. In 2013 he was selected a Fellow member of The Explorers Club. In 2015 he received the Joyce S. Hayward Award for Historic Interpretation from the Associatio n for Great Lakes Maritime History for documenting the stories of Great Lak es shipwrecks discovered by his team and others on his website www.shipwrec kworld.com
Kennard’s new book Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario – A Journey of Discovery will be available in November 2018, and information will be pr ovided on how pre-orders can be processed. Additionally, Kennard will be se lling and signing copies of Legend of the Lake which features the story of HMS Ontario and its subsequent discovery.
The H. Lee White Maritime M useum’s History Lecture Series is a free program, open to the public. The M aritime Museum and Treasure Chest Gift Shop are open daily, 1-5 pm (10-5 in July & August) and are located on the West First Street Pier in Oswego ’s Historic Maritime District. For more information regarding this or other Museum programs, contact the Museum at (315) 342-0480, or visit hlwmm.org.
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Discovering Lake Ontario’s Historic Shipwrecks – Jim Kennard
The H. Lee White Maritime Museum at Oswego w ill host the final installment of its 2018 History Lecture Series on Saturd ay, October 13th at 1:30 pm featuring underwater explorer and author Jim Ke nnard. Titled “Discovering Lake Ontario’s Historic Shipwrecks,” the present ation will dive into four significant historic shipwrecks in Lake Ontario d iscovered by Kennard and his shipwreck exploration team. Those shipwrecks i nclude the steamer Roberval as one of only two steel steamers lost in Lake Ontario, the rare dagger-board schooner Three Brother that was lost in 1833 , the sloop Washington built in 1798 and the second oldest Great Lakes ship wreck discovery, and the British warship HMS Ontario which foundered in a g ale in 1780 and is the oldest shipwreck ever discovered in the Great Lakes.
Jim Kennard has been diving and exploring the lakes in the northeast since 1970 and has found over 200 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, Lake Cham plain, NY Finger Lakes and in the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Using his ba ckground as an electrical engineer, he built the side scan sonar system tha t located many of the shipwrecks. The most significant discoveries include the 1780 British warship HMS Ontario, the sloop Washington lost in 1803, re spectively the oldest and second oldest shipwrecks discovered in the Great Lakes, and in 1983 a unique horse powered ferryboat in Lake Champlain. All of these discoveries received worldwide attention in the news media.
Jim and his shipwreck teams’ discoveries have appeared in a number of publi cations including National Geographic, Sea Technology, Inland Seas, Wreck D iver, Skin Diver, and Rochester, NY area magazines. He has appeared on nati onal TV including Discovery Channel, CBC, BBC, FOX News, and other major ne twork affiliates. In 2013 he was selected a Fellow member of The Explorers Club. In 2015 he received the Joyce S. Hayward Award for Historic Interpret ation from the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History for documenting the stories of Great Lakes shipwrecks discovered by his team and others on his website www.shipwreckworld.com
Kennard’s new book Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario – A Journey of Discovery will be available in November 2018, a nd information will be provided on how pre-orders can be processed. Additio nally, Kennard will be selling and signing copies of Legend of the Lake whi ch features the story of HMS Ontario and its subsequent discovery.
Th e H. Lee White Maritime Museum’s History Lecture Series is a free program, open to the public. The Maritime Museum and Treasure Chest Gift Shop are op en daily, 1-5 pm (10-5 in July & August) and are located on the West Fi rst Street Pier in Oswego’s Historic Maritime District. For more informatio n regarding this or other Museum programs, contact the Museum at (315) 342- 0480, or visit hlwmm.org.
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