Discovering Lake Ontario’s Historic Shipwrecks

October 13, 2018
Time: 1:30 PM
Host/Presenter: H. Lee White Maritime Museum
Phone: 1-315-342-0480
More Information: www.hlwmm.org.

The H. Lee White Maritime Museum at Oswego hosts the final installment of its 2018 History Lecture Series featuring underwater explorer and author Jim Kennard. The presentation is free and will dive into four significant historic shipwrecks in Lake Ontario discovered by Kennard and his shipwreck exploration team.

Jim Kennard has been diving and exploring the lakes in the northeast since 1970 and has found more than 200 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, NY Finger Lakes and 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 shipwrecks, garnering worldwide attention in the news media.

Jim and his shipwreck teams’ discoveries have appeared in a number of publications including National Geographic and he has appeared on national TV including Discovery Channel, CBC, BBC, FOX News, and other major network affiliates. Kennard’s new book Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario – A Journey of Discovery will be available in November 2018.

For more information regarding this or other Museum programs, contact the Museum at (315) 342-0480, or visit hlwmm.org.

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