Legal Battle Centres on Beaver Article

Does an article from 1934 in The Beaver magazine hold the secret to a legal battle in New York State?

Written by Canada’s History

 — Posted June 25, 2010
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Randy Boswell reported on the legal battle to recover a shipwreck at the bottom of Lake Erie.

Part of the legal battle centres on an article in the Beaver magazine from 1934.

Click on the image to read the article and judge for yourself. Is the ship at the bottom of Lake Erie the Caledonia?

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