Underwater News The Civil War shipwreck of the USS Tulip, a tug and gunboat, was rediscovered in May by Maryland Historical Trust underwater archaeologist Bruce Thompson, aided by local divers. Tulip sank when its starboard boiler exploded. Important artifacts, previously taken by divers, have been returned. (NHC, Bldg. 57, Washington Navy Yard , Washington DC 20374-5060; 202 433-2005) On 20 May 1897, the Florida, a 270foot wooden steamboat on Lake Huron with a cargo of general merchandi se and flour, collided with the steamer George W. Roby in a heavy fog. The Egregious Steamboat Journal carries the news that the Florida's wreckage has been di scovered 250 feet below the surface near Alpena, Michi gan, with he r cargo of coffee pots, kettles, spitoons, plates, bathtubs and barrel s of whiskey still intact. The Lake Erie port of Leamington, Ontario, recently spent $50,000 to study the feasibility of creating an underwater preserve for the more than 40 wrecks that 1ie near the town 's shores. Along the Canals The House of Representatives passed a bill in October providing $10 million to preserve an 87-mile stretch of the Ohio and Erie Canal. It almost did not get approval due to fears that it violated the rights of private property owners. The Senate is ex pected to consider the bill early in 1995. The former Miami & Erie Canal recently benefitted from a $3.1 million restoration project. Work included improvement of a working lock and a 1.25 mile stretch of the canal near Grand Rapids, Ohio, and the construction of a canalboat replica.
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Writing Competition If you have a nautical story to tell, now is the time to put pen to paper. The Armchair Sailor Bookshop of Newport, Rhode Island , is expanding its Sea Story Contest, due to the great reception the idea received. The prize has been increased to $3000 and includes the offer of writing contracts with leading sailing magazines and book publishers. The story must be an unpublished creative piece about the sea, fac t or fiction , of about 3000 words and submitted by I July 1995. There is a junior prize of$500 available to writers under 18. For further details, contact Armchair Sailor, 543 Thames St., Newport RI 02840; 401 847-4252) SEA HISTORY 73, SPRING 1995
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