The Great Lakes continue to give up their secrets. This time, the mystery comes to us from Lake Ontario, where two explorers have identified a shipwreck dating back to 1872 as that of the Black Duck.

The Black Duck got caught in such conditions on Aug. 8, 1872, during the 40-mile trip from Oswego to Sackett’s Harbor on Lake Ontario’s eastern end. The ship sank soon after springing a leak ...

Lake Ontario averages 183 feet deep – Lake Erie is only 63 feet deep on average – and the hardy sea ducks prefer deeper, colder waters. Long-tailed ducks can dive to over 200 feet, and white ...

A prime reason for the abundance of long-tailed ducks and white-winged scoters on Lake Ontario has to do with water depth. Both species feed heavily on deep-water organisms such as amphipods and ...

Historians say that the Black Duck is a rarity in the Great Lakes - only a handful of scow-sloops were even built in the area, and few were used on big lakes such as Lake Ontario. The Black Duck ...