10. The Sweepstakes
Value Estimate Present: Unknown
Years Absent: 1867
Discovered Year: N/A
The Sweepstakes, a Canadian schooner built in Ontario in the 1960s, was damaged off Cove Island’s coast in 1885. In an attempt to save it, Sweepstakes was towed to Lake Huron’s Big Tub Harbour, but it didn’t make it, sinking in September of that year. The remains are still there, and the Sweeps, as they were known, are in amazingly well-preserved condition.
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The schooner is now, officially, part of Tobermory, Ontario’s Fathom Five National Marine Park, and it is one of the most popular sites there. It is often visited by divers, tour boats, and snorkelers hoping to get a glimpse at what a real wreck looks like.
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