PART 1. THE REGION
Chapter 1. Introduction to the Au Sable Shores, 2
Background to the Au Sable Shores Region, 2
Nineteenth-Century Shipping along the Western Lake Huron Shore, 7
PART 2. THE WRECKS
Chapter 2. Introduction to the Wrecks, 10
Traffic on the Au Sable Shores, 10
Wrecks Present and Not Present on the Au Sable Shores, 10
Fallability of Historical Records, 11
Sources, 12
How and Why Ships Were Lost, 13
Chapter 3. Historic Wrecks, 19
Athenian, 19
Baltimore, 19
Dudley, 23
Eureka, 23
Ferguson, 23
Fort Meigs, 23
Goshawk, 24
Gray Eagle, 24
George Hand, 24
James C. Harrison, 24
Hercules, 26
Langell Boys, 26
Linden, 27
Jane Mason, 30
May Queen, 30
Andrew A. McLean, 31
Mears, 31
Midnight, 33
Mary E. Pierce. 34
R. Prindiville, 34
Sea Bird, 35
Sea Gull, 36
John Shaw, 37
Thomas P. Sheldon, 39
George Steele, 41
Stranger, 41
Summit, 41
Table Rock, 42
Volunteer, 42
Susan Ward, 42
Water Witch, 44
Wawanosh, 44
Wayne, 45
White Squall, 46
Chapter 4. Vessels Erroneously Attributed to the Au Sable Shores Region, 47
Atlanta, 48
Banner, 49
M. D. Cardington, 50
E. F. Gould, 50
Criss Grover, 51
A. Lincoln, 53
Naiad, 53
Ocean, 53
William B. Ogden, 55
Kitty Reeves, 55
Sea Gull, 57
PART 3. ARCHAEOLOGY
Chapter 5. The Evolving Shoreline, 60
Methods, 60
Historic Maps, 62
1838 Houghton Manuscript Map, 62
General Land Office Mapping in losco County, Michigan, 1838-1843, 62
United States Lake Survey of Lake Huron, 1856, 62
Tawas Harbor, 1880-1891, 64
Tawas Harbor, Michigan, 1905, 67
Nautical Charts of Lake Huron in the Twentieth Century, 67
Imaging the Western Lake Huron Shore Area, 70
Change in the Western Lake Huron Shoreline, 74
Tawas Bay, 76
Tawas Point, 76
Au Sable Point, 79
Chapter 6. Archaeological Survey of the Au Sable Shores Region, 81
Methods and Coverage, 81
Limitations, 84
Survey Results, 84
Wooden Vessel Debris, 85
Brick, Metal and Stone Debris, 89
Coal, 92
Other Shore Area Features, 96
Large Fragments of Vessels and Their Association with Known Au Sable Shores
Area Wrecks, 98
Tawas Point Area, 99
Au Sable Point Area, 103
Au Sable-Oscoda Area, 107
Chapter 7. Discussion and Conclusions, 108
Continuing Research in the Au Sable Shores Region, 108
Conclusions, 113
References Cited, 115