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carson
Underwater homes in the Huron? Mark Unseen   Jan 23 19:52 UTC 1994

I seem to remember something from 3rd grade history about houses being 
submerged in the Huron River. Does anyone know anything about this? Did the 
River change course? This would be out by Maple Road and Barton Dam. Also,
supposedly at low tide, you can see the tops of the houses. Wouldn't the 
homes have eroded by now?
10 responses total.
danr
response 1 of 10: Mark Unseen   Jan 24 00:14 UTC 1994

I believe there are homes submerged in Kent Lake, which is in Kensing-
ton Park and is part of the Huron River watershed.  I don't know
of any submerged homes around here.
tnt
response 2 of 10: Mark Unseen   Jan 24 04:40 UTC 1994

 If anyone gets any good locations for these alleged houses, pass them on 
to me & I'll be happy to investigate them this Spring/Summer using my self
contained underwater breathing apparatus.
rcurl
response 3 of 10: Mark Unseen   Jan 24 04:44 UTC 1994

Please look for the rudder from my sailboat that fell off in Kent Lake
some years back. I did go back with a magnet (it was a steel rudder),
without success. Didn't know I *might* have gotten a kitchen sink.
srw
response 4 of 10: Mark Unseen   Jan 24 06:32 UTC 1994

*That* would have been amusing.
tnt
response 5 of 10: Mark Unseen   Feb 2 06:31 UTC 1994

I'm always looking for new stuff to look for in various lakes.  If you have a
decent idea as to the location it was lost at, I could arrange to make a
recreactional dive in that lake in the approximate location.

        Although depending on the lake, it might be buried under a foot or two
of sediment (aka MUCK!) by now.
rcurl
response 6 of 10: Mark Unseen   Feb 2 07:45 UTC 1994

Pretty hard to describe! Would have to go back (I have a wood rudder,
now, so I feel much more secure). Maybe, next summer? Well, we could
walk out on the ice to the approximate location, and poke a hole. Ready
for that?
tnt
response 7 of 10: Mark Unseen   Feb 3 02:43 UTC 1994

  Yes!
rcurl
response 8 of 10: Mark Unseen   Feb 3 06:53 UTC 1994

I was afraid of that &-/. I gave up diving under ice - or rock - a 
while back. This expedition will have to be postponed a little, due
to several previous committments. 
scg
response 9 of 10: Mark Unseen   Feb 8 05:16 UTC 1994

I've heard a story about a train that went off the bridge where it crosses
the Huron next to North Main.  It was full of chewing gum, and some kid 
salvaged the gum and sold it at Jones Elementary School (now Community High).
I don't know whether the train is still there, but I don't think the river is
deep enough there to hide anything like that (then again, those people seem
to be able to dive off the bridge without breaking their necks very often).
cicero
response 10 of 10: Mark Unseen   Mar 1 06:17 UTC 1994

They would if there were still a train there :D
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