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SELECT READS (for kids) – GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECKS

The Christmas Tree Ship: The Story of Captain Santa by Rochelle Pennington.
Door Peninsula Shipwrecks by Jon Paul Van Harpen
Great Lakes Shipwrecks & Survivals by William Ratigan
Great Ships on the Great Lakes: A Maritime History from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Lost & Found: Legendary Lake Michigan Shipwrecks by V.O. VanHeest
Shipwrecks: Exploring Sunken Cities beneath the Sea by Mary Cerullo
Shipwrecks and Lost Treasures, Great Lakes: Legends and Lore, Pirates and More! By Michael Varhola
Shipwrecks, Monsters, and Mysteries of the Great Lakes by Ed Butts
Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes: Tales of Courage — And Cowardice by Cheryl MacDonald
Sport: Ship Dog of the Great Lakes by Pamela Cameron; illustrated by Renée Graef
Stories from the Wreckage: A Great Lakes Maritime History Inspired by Shipwrecks by John Odin Jensen
Whaleback Ships of the Great lakes

SELECT READS (for kids) – THE EDMUND FITZGERALD

29 Missing: The True and Tragic Story of the Disappearance of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald by Andrew Kantar
The Edmund Fitzgerald: Lost With All Hands: A True Story for Young Readers by Robert Hertel
The Edmund Fitzgerald: The Song of the Bell by Kathy-Jo Wargin and Gisjbert Van Frankenhuyzen.
The Gulls of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Tres Seymour
The Night the Fitz Went Down by Hugh E. Bishop
The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald: The Loss of the Largest Ship on the Great Lakes by Charles River Editors
SUNKEN Shipwrecks of Lake Superior by Kathy Groth
White hurricane: a Great Lakes November gale and America’s deadliest maritime disaster by David G. Brow

SELECT READS (for older readers) – GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECKS

Ghost Ships, Gales and Forgotten Tales: True Adventures of the Great Lakes by Wes Oleszewski
Graveyard of the Lakes by Mark L. Thompson
Great Lakes Shipwrecks & Survivals by William Ratigan
Shipwrecks and Lost Treasures, Great Lakes: Legends and Lore, Pirates and More! By Michael Varhola
Steamboats & Sailors of the Great Lakes by Mark L. Thompson
Stories from the Wreckage: a Great Lakes Maritime History Inspired by Shipwrecks by John Odin Jensen
Wreck of the Carl D. : a True Story of Loss, Survival, and Rescue at Sea by Michael Schumacher

WISCONSIN SHIPWRECKS

Learn about Wisconsin Shipwrecks : https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/

Take the challenge of our shipwreck scavenger hunt and crossword puzzle! https://go.wisc.edu/19j8r5

Explore Shipwrecks and Aquatic Invasive Species https://go.wisc.edu/i5eo99

About the Silver Lake:
https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/13000128.htm
https://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/Vessel/Details/570?region=Index

ROVe The Great Lakes from Wisconsin Sea Grant: https://go.wisc.edu/ROVe2
Experience Great Lakes maritime history & underwater exploration (curriculum but lots of stuff for families)

Wisconsin Sea Grant YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHCCseyxU38Z_1jZpIhLp5nUGodX0agW
Watch ROV footage and listen to a maritime archaeologist talk about working with remotely operated vehicles in shipwreck research

THE EDMUND FITZGERALD

About the weather that day: https://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxwise/fitz.html

About the Edmund Fitzgerald: https://ssedmundfitzgerald.org/

Edmund Fitzgerald data sets to use at home: https://www.michiganseagrant.org/lessons/lessons/by-broad-concept/earth-science/data-sets/the-storm-that-sunk-the-edmund-fitzgerald/

THE TITANIC

Robert Ballard discovers the Titanic: https://youtu.be/RhmUdcdaSWs (Encyclopedia Britannica)

Ballard’s return in 2004: https://youtu.be/6Z7REEnwKOQ

Using ROVs to find the Titanic: https://ocean.si.edu/planet-ocean/seafloor/titanic-wrecksite

Finding the Titanic – interview with Dr. Ballard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJjPApkqLww

Painting the Titanic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwfIYwl-lT8

How the Titanic was lost – picture gallery: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2019/08/how-titanic-was-lost-and-found?gallery=42089&image=11-titantic-pictures

SELECTED READS ABOUT THE TITANIC

DK Eyewitness Books: Titanic: Learn the Full Story of This Tragic Ship from its Famous Passengers to the Exploration of its Remains by Simon Adams
882 1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions about the Titanic Paperback by Hugh Brewster
If You Were a Kid aboard the Titanic by Josh Gregory; illustrated by Sebastian Serra
Inside the Titanic by Hugh Brewster
Tonight on the Titanic (Magic Tree House, No. 17) by Mary Pope Osborne

What are your favorite reads? Send them to Anne Moser askwater@aqua.wisc.edu!