Battles, shipwrecks and abundant adventures await in this volume of
maritime tales by local author Susan Gately.
Easternmost of the Great Lakes, Lake Ontario is bordered by both New
York and Ontario. Upon its pristine surface, countless vessels have
sailed, but its bottom depths are littered with the skeletons of
shipwrecks, including HMS Ontario, caught and destroyed in one of the
sudden storms that often turn this sea-like lake deadly. Daring
mariners, male and female, have seen their share of peril, and battles
during wars between Britain and the United States and Canada have also
been waged here. From Huron canoes to today's Sunday sailors who venture
from shore only during warmer months, local author Susan Gateley tells
some of the lake's most exciting stories.