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Don’t fool with Mother Nature or Lake Ontario
Maritime historian Richard Palmer highlights Lake Ontario history with shipwrecks and port lore in Oswego Daily Times. A schooner voyage from Sandy Creek to Oswego ended in a violent squall, treacherous night, and heroism by C W Smart who helmed the vessel for hours, saved crew, and anchored near Eight Mile Point before safe passage home.
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Mother Nature
Lake Ontario
Richard Palmer
Messrs. O.P
C. W. Smart
Leroy Williams
Lake Shore
Sandy Creek
Smart
Oswego
Blackbird
Oswego Harbor
Williams
Mr. Smart
High Sea
Eight Mile Point
Patrick Kane
C.W. Smart