The Adella Shores Mystery

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    In 1909, the wooden-hulled lake freighter Adella Shores disappeared in a storm on Lake Superior. Lost without a trace, the small freighter was all but forgotten until shipwreck hunters stumbled across her wreck in the summer of 2021.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 128

  • @colin-nekritz
    @colin-nekritz 3 місяці тому +150

    Sad how forgotten the Great Lakes shipping history is, appreciate all this channel does.

    • @kk_doomsday92
      @kk_doomsday92 3 місяці тому +4

      You should go watch the history mystery man UA-cam channel too if you like great lakes shipping fyi he does racing in summer the great lakes shipping history in winter

    • @SandraVargas92
      @SandraVargas92 3 місяці тому +2

      It's true, the world really should study American history more is very important

  • @robertmoffett3486
    @robertmoffett3486 3 місяці тому +132

    In my old age, I wonder at my youthful enthusiasm for going to sea. At least in part, because of your excellent, but tragic videos.

    • @johnwurfel2862
      @johnwurfel2862 3 місяці тому +12

      It's romantic to live fast and die young and tragically than to rust and wear out. Eternity is forever for those that love God and this life goes fast, either way.

    • @robertmoffett3486
      @robertmoffett3486 3 місяці тому

      @@johnwurfel2862 All true. Add to that a certain lack of understanding and appreciation for things like having and raising children, and how easy my life was compared to my parent's and many of my contemporaries

    • @lisadolan689
      @lisadolan689 3 місяці тому +4

      I’m 55 and have an overwhelming fear of the ocean. Since childhood. There’s no explanation for it. No known incidents. I’m not afraid of water or swimming, only the open ocean. 😐

    • @deuce-infinitum2001
      @deuce-infinitum2001 3 місяці тому +1

      I'm ready to die

    • @the_real_goose.
      @the_real_goose. 3 місяці тому

      @@deuce-infinitum2001you okay?

  • @claudiadarling9441
    @claudiadarling9441 3 місяці тому +43

    Animating the water around the picture of Adella Shores, putting snow on top, and then fading out the Shores to show her disappearance, was a really nice touch.

  • @Nitrinoxus
    @Nitrinoxus 3 місяці тому +50

    I was on a cross-country drive in April, and stopped for a short break at a spot overlooking Lake Michigan -- looking out over that inland sea, I couldn't help thinking back to this channel's videos, and all the stories you've shared of the tragedies and loss hidden in its waves.

  • @kittybitts567
    @kittybitts567 3 місяці тому +32

    A sad but beautiful respectfully made video. Thank you for keeping the memory of the men and their boats lost on the Great Lakes alive.

  • @Ohiotrucker1
    @Ohiotrucker1 3 місяці тому +65

    It's spooky that the Morrell and the Adella encountered each other during a storm.

    • @clarsach29
      @clarsach29 3 місяці тому +3

      i thought that too....I don't recall, was the Captain on the Morrell that day the same man who captained it when it was later lost?

    • @Ohiotrucker1
      @Ohiotrucker1 3 місяці тому +3

      @clarsach29 no he wasn't

    • @andrealee8796
      @andrealee8796 2 місяці тому +1

      Both were seeking shelter in white fish bay so no it isn't.

  • @jeremylittle1581
    @jeremylittle1581 3 місяці тому +12

    Your editing style, and non-dramatized presentation are two major parts of why I love your videos so much. One of my favorite UA-cam channels, easily!

  • @Kadenite
    @Kadenite 3 місяці тому +27

    09:00 That music is terrifying...
    Great video!

    • @DerekPetersonLives
      @DerekPetersonLives 3 місяці тому

      Why did I hit that timestamp, I'm trying to get ready for bed XD

  • @BillAlexander-cv6oj
    @BillAlexander-cv6oj 3 місяці тому +19

    Its ironic that about 57 years later The Morrel would meet the same fate in Lake Huron during a Nov Gale...

    • @이이-n4z8y
      @이이-n4z8y 3 місяці тому

      It absolutely isn't. That's not what irony means. You meant coincidence.

    • @BillAlexander-cv6oj
      @BillAlexander-cv6oj 3 місяці тому +1

      @@이이-n4z8y guess I do not believe in coincidence, Mathmatic logic ?

  • @jetsons101
    @jetsons101 3 місяці тому +12

    Finding the wreck must have provided closure for the descendants of those lost.

  • @Redblockish
    @Redblockish 3 місяці тому +11

    It's easy to wax lyrical about your killer use of historical footage, maps, etc. to really set an appropriate tone, but man do you ever deserve praise for the sound design in these videos. I normally watch via iPad speaker, and re-watching this video through some nice headphones gave me goosebumps. Well done as always!

  • @PeterMigliorini-x4o
    @PeterMigliorini-x4o 3 місяці тому +13

    A chilling & well done account of one of the many lake vessels we should honor & never forget! Thank you for sharing! This is Peter M; out!

    • @BigOldBoats
      @BigOldBoats  3 місяці тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @rottenroads1982
      @rottenroads1982 3 місяці тому

      @@BigOldBoats, I too enjoyed your video. And your videos wouldn’t be complete without the music to accompany it.
      So now to the Question at hand. A question about music I heard in some of your previous Great Lake videos. The Lake Huron Disasters Video (specifically at the start of the SS Kaliyuga section) and the Daniel J. Morel video to be specific. I have comments in those videos asking about a certain music track in those videos (and it’s a different music from the Web of Lies music). I would like to inquire the name of said music so that I may add it to my Spotify music list.

  • @patricialessard6787
    @patricialessard6787 3 місяці тому +7

    Yes, it is sad that we were not taught about the lakes and the areas around them. We weren't taught about those areas and the ships like what we were taught about the rest of the country. I'm learning so much from you and it's entertaining plus sadness . Many things that I didn't know.
    Thanks for bringing all this amazing history and for all the work you've put into it. 😊

  • @IntrepidMilo
    @IntrepidMilo 3 місяці тому +11

    You mentioned the Schoolcraft. I have been to her wreck site on Wolfe Island.

  • @jamesnelson6980
    @jamesnelson6980 3 місяці тому +4

    The legend lives on....and on the last day the sea shall give up its dead. Thank you for a wonderful video!

  • @paahl1572
    @paahl1572 3 місяці тому +7

    Love the laker stuff. I grew up close to Duluth. Love laker history.

    • @oldsguy354
      @oldsguy354 3 місяці тому

      I still think it's crazy that The Lakers moved from Minnesota to Los Angeles but kept the name.

  • @nonna_sof5889
    @nonna_sof5889 3 місяці тому +61

    The guy's coat being found sounds like a case of paradoxical undressing that happens in the last stages of hypothermia. Other symptoms are severely impaired cognition, hallucinations, and feeling extremely hot. He probably jumped in the water either to cool off or lured by a hallucination.

    • @Kaidhicksii
      @Kaidhicksii 3 місяці тому +4

      Messed up stuff right there. Poor bastard... 😢

    • @DerekPetersonLives
      @DerekPetersonLives 3 місяці тому +5

      That was my immediate reaction as well, probably better than finding a body ripped by seagulls

  • @kovacsj7823
    @kovacsj7823 3 місяці тому +5

    Someone recommended your channel at Oceanliner Designs, and i'm happy i gave it a chance. Now i have many days of content to watch between you, Maritime Horrors, Part Time Explorer and Oceanliner Designs.

    • @BigOldBoats
      @BigOldBoats  3 місяці тому +3

      Welcome aboard! Glad to hear Big Old Boats mentioned among so many great channels!

  • @crazyDIYguy
    @crazyDIYguy Місяць тому

    My God you can tell a story. The music, the cinematography, everything is beyond amazing. You really have a gift and you'll be one of the greats. 💯

  • @hughwalker5628
    @hughwalker5628 3 місяці тому +8

    Superb, as always! I've said it before but the the wrecks of the Great Lakes have phenomenal potential for a feature film. We've had Titanic, A Night to Remember, the Poseidon Adventure - but none about these tragic, heroic vessels and their crews. I can think of nobody better to write it!

  • @Dakiraun
    @Dakiraun 3 місяці тому +9

    When you got to the part of it being lead by the Daniel J. Morrell... yiiiiiikes. Two doomed ships, just... a few decades apart. I'm glad the wreck was at least found - good to know where it was, and that the story can be retold like this.

  • @melodymichaelis8783
    @melodymichaelis8783 3 місяці тому +7

    It's so cool that they found the wreck

  • @c-man7740
    @c-man7740 3 місяці тому +3

    A special thanks to you to keeping the stories of these ships and their crews alive. I also could not help but feel a strange sense of foreshadowing that the Morrell of all ships was the last to see the Adella and her crew. Well done!

  • @Awsom47Merc
    @Awsom47Merc 3 місяці тому +4

    I love your vids man. Being a Michigander I especially love the great lake ones . 👊😎👍

  • @garybaldwin5241
    @garybaldwin5241 3 місяці тому +1

    You have a great voice for these presentations. I could listen for hours. Thank you

  • @crono_8398
    @crono_8398 3 місяці тому +3

    Are there any lake ontario stories? I follow you and a few similar channels and not one on lake ontario. Very few lake erie. Not complaining just wondering if there are any significant sinkings?

  • @shawnsmith5498
    @shawnsmith5498 3 місяці тому +6

    I love your stuff. Thank you

  • @MT-tn4ei
    @MT-tn4ei 2 місяці тому +1

    May those who lost their lives that day Rest In Peace.

  • @neptunenavalmods4420
    @neptunenavalmods4420 Місяць тому +2

    Sad story, but well told - and it was surprising to see the Daniel J. Morrell make a cameo appearance - poor thing met her own end several decades later. It's dangerous out there for ships of any size.

  • @patriciabandeko3842
    @patriciabandeko3842 15 днів тому

    I grew up in northeastern Ohio and I can't believe I was totally ignorant about the history of the Great Lakes until well into my middle age. Great videos, thank you.

  • @TERoss-jk9ny
    @TERoss-jk9ny 3 місяці тому +1

    Chiwawa… Talk about a “cursed” ship.
    Great video as always. Thanks

  • @jamesdreads7828
    @jamesdreads7828 3 місяці тому +2

    Excellent production

  • @dianabranson3585
    @dianabranson3585 3 місяці тому

    Your coverage of the geat lakes disasters of old and overall attention to detail. With the respect for the victims and their families. Makes my Midwestern heart happy. Thank you for all that you do.

  • @Weretyu7777
    @Weretyu7777 26 днів тому

    Welp, guess I have a new channel to watch for tales about various shipwrecks! You have really caught my interest with your videos, and I appreciate that you do your best to bring a sense of humanity to these disasters.
    Also, funny how the Morrell was the last ship to see the Adella, only to disappear below the waves of the Great Lakes herself years later. I wonder just how many of the ships that last saw some of these wrecks eventually met their own ends on the same lakes...

  • @MarinCipollina
    @MarinCipollina 3 місяці тому

    Thanks for your thoughtful treatment of this subject matter. Well done.

  • @Luvs2Troll
    @Luvs2Troll 3 місяці тому +2

    Oh yeah! Another video !

  • @stewarthandte5406
    @stewarthandte5406 Місяць тому

    Love watching and listening to your stories!

  • @Chord_
    @Chord_ 3 місяці тому +6

    ~7:00 Is THAT why we smash bottle on the sides of ships! Had no idea about the origins of that tradition until now.

  • @sinnedsinister
    @sinnedsinister 3 місяці тому +2

    I knew this video was coming. I saw the footage of the wreck's discovery. This is the 3rd wreck I've seen discovery footage of, then you make a video a short time later. Thanks. Truly. Now I know of this ship's history, as I also learned of the others history.

  • @69Applekrate
    @69Applekrate Місяць тому

    Nicely done, informative. thank you for your good work

  • @mbvoelker8448
    @mbvoelker8448 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for showing us these forgotten bits of history.

  • @steveverhoef5667
    @steveverhoef5667 3 місяці тому +3

    Thanks!

  • @flyingtigerline
    @flyingtigerline 3 місяці тому +2

    I enjoyed this a lot.

  • @larryrich327
    @larryrich327 3 місяці тому +1

    I’ve fished in white fish bay when I was a young man with my father, man what I would give to go for a day on the water with my old man 😢

  • @SamBroadway
    @SamBroadway 3 місяці тому

    This is the second episode of watched on this channel. I am really going to enjoy these videos

  • @markcarpenter6020
    @markcarpenter6020 3 місяці тому +4

    Anytime I hear about logging I remember pictures I saw from the 1800s. Where I live it's still considered rural but there are pics from the 1800s of loga so big they were shipped one per rail car. Tree trunks so large that after the tree was cut down they turned the stump into a house. An I'm not talking redwoods or something. These were regular pine trees. The US used to have some truly amazing forests.

  • @steveplunkett6753
    @steveplunkett6753 3 місяці тому

    You do such an excellent job creating these videos. I enjoy them all.

  • @yjwrangler7819
    @yjwrangler7819 3 місяці тому

    Great video!

  • @Bethlam
    @Bethlam 3 місяці тому +1

    So many people hear “lake” and think calm waters and not very deep. The Great Lakes, honestly, should be called fresh water oceans. The Great Lakes have riptides, huge waves and some surprisingly deep. Even in the hottest of summers the Great Lakes are still surprisingly cold. Lake Michigan scares the crap out of me and don’t let my kids swim in it. Lake Huron and Superior are my favorites. I try to visit both every summer.

  • @joshkennedy7706
    @joshkennedy7706 3 місяці тому

    Love all your videos and love the Great Lakes can’t wait to hear more stories about it❤️

  • @toolsteel8482
    @toolsteel8482 3 місяці тому

    Thank you, I enjoy each one of these.

  • @MrMississippiMan
    @MrMississippiMan 3 місяці тому +7

    I guess a bottle of water didn't cut it with the gods 😂

  • @Carla-by9rg
    @Carla-by9rg 3 місяці тому

    I have to say... you've got a very nice voice it's nice enough to put me to sleep...... believe me... a nice voice like yours is an awesome gift.

  • @JDB-XIVII
    @JDB-XIVII 3 місяці тому

    Another great video. Thanks so much for your work!

  • @kimberlyault9242
    @kimberlyault9242 3 місяці тому +2

    Fascinating video, as always! I love that you are following up on wrecks that are still being discovered in the Great Lakes.
    I invite anyone who is interested in shipping to come over to my hone state of Michigan and check out our many ship museums and lighthouses across the state. The Dossin museum in Detroit, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, the Point Betsie Lighthouse museum by Frankfort, and many more.

  • @sreed8570
    @sreed8570 3 місяці тому +8

    Its safe to say the gods of the sea have more than enough water at any given time, best to stick to booze.

  • @MrRugercat45
    @MrRugercat45 3 місяці тому

    Great video

  • @SamuelShaeffer
    @SamuelShaeffer 3 місяці тому +1

    Can we do a series on the ships of 1909?

  • @spenceair1972
    @spenceair1972 3 місяці тому +3

    Walking 3 miles on ice doesn’t sound so bad until you realize that you have on shoes made in 1908.

    • @MarinCipollina
      @MarinCipollina 3 місяці тому

      There were quality shoes to be had in 1908, but you really got what you paid for. Most people couldn't afford the really good stuff.

    • @spenceair1972
      @spenceair1972 3 місяці тому

      @@MarinCipollina I agree that there were some good shoes but I don’t think those who worked on a boat had them.

  • @matt1985matt
    @matt1985matt 3 місяці тому

    Always a pleasure, Brad! I've been manifesting my future for a long time, and (as silly as it may sound), I can't wait to own my own house and watch these videos on a laptop in bed knowing that I don't need to got t "work" tommorow. Congrats on being full-time youtuber, and best of luck.

    • @giggiddy
      @giggiddy 3 місяці тому

      Owning a home is a reasonable goal. But to have it paid for and not have to go to work to pay for it is quite a feat.

    • @matt1985matt
      @matt1985matt 3 місяці тому

      @@giggiddy The lottery ;)

  • @farfle
    @farfle 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for another fabulous Great Lakes video! You are awesome (even if I never will know how old you are...)

  • @stargazer5784
    @stargazer5784 3 місяці тому

    Good job. Thx.

  • @Gegengrupenfuhrur
    @Gegengrupenfuhrur 2 місяці тому +2

    No, Poseidon doesn't want water as an offering, only alcohol may christen a ship.

  • @Skidoodle555
    @Skidoodle555 3 місяці тому +1

    The USS Arizona was christened with water from Lake Roosevelt when she was launched in 1915. Bad omen?

  • @iwaswrongabouteveryhthing
    @iwaswrongabouteveryhthing 3 місяці тому

    its a bad feeling when you are pretty sure youre about to die and its a remote place, very lonely
    gone but not forgotten

  • @bestboy138
    @bestboy138 3 місяці тому +1

    I wonder what has sunk the most ships?
    Big storms or loose lips?

  • @Scott_From_Maine
    @Scott_From_Maine 3 місяці тому

    Was the damage to the ship noted when it was discovered, and any clues as to what happened?

  • @reefermadnezz9819
    @reefermadnezz9819 3 місяці тому +2

    Yay

    • @Paulftate
      @Paulftate 3 місяці тому

      I'm the chairman of the Safety Committee .. are you a participant .... smoke em if you got em ..... the lamp is lit🤘👍👌👋

  • @Nobody.exe50
    @Nobody.exe50 3 місяці тому

    Damn

  • @TheJaymon1962
    @TheJaymon1962 3 місяці тому +2

    No, water doesn't work as well.

  • @rottenroads1982
    @rottenroads1982 3 місяці тому

    You say the music is from Epidemic Sound, however, it would be nice to mention the names of the Music used and the names of the creators of Said music so that some of us who don’t use EpidemicSound could listen to it on Spotify.
    I am also still waiting for the music on the SS Kaliyuga Section of the Lake Huron disasters video, as well as the Daniel J Morel video.

  • @Rebecca-d7b
    @Rebecca-d7b 3 місяці тому +3

    Just because they don't like alcohol doesn't mean that Gods do not. That was bad manners.

  • @reg4211
    @reg4211 3 місяці тому +3

    😎😎😎

  • @mariecolette9066
    @mariecolette9066 2 місяці тому

    wait a minute..
    3:15 ❤ That George Michael Father Figure beard/stache fade hella sexy tho!

  • @pastorjerrykliner3162
    @pastorjerrykliner3162 3 місяці тому +1

    Of course the Daniel J. Morrell would meet her own tragic end as well...

  • @flywheelshyster
    @flywheelshyster 3 місяці тому

    Ah I see. The bell wasn't on. Remedied

  • @joeanderson9852
    @joeanderson9852 2 місяці тому

    👍👍

  • @Irobert1115HD
    @Irobert1115HD 3 місяці тому

    im wondering: where there ever pirates on the great lakes?

    • @ohioguy215
      @ohioguy215 17 днів тому

      Not many pirates but the Brits did try to control the lakes.
      Battle of Lake Erie
      At dawn, 10 September 1813, a United States Navy lookout spotted six British vessels to the northwest of Put-in-Bay. A battle ensued and the Brits were defeated.
      In the 1920's, during prohibition, boats were running liquor from Canada across Lake Erie to various drop off points along the US shore.

  • @naughtiusmaximus830
    @naughtiusmaximus830 3 місяці тому

    Amazing how many europeans were working the Great Lakes.

  • @felixcat9318
    @felixcat9318 Місяць тому

    Until prohibited by law, companies sent out neglected, poorly maintained, unseaworthy vessels into known dangerous conditions, soley to gain profits.
    They couldn't have cared less for the well-being and safety of their crews.
    When their vessels sank, they did everything possible to protect their reputation, fighting bereaved families in court.
    Quite why crews accepted these conditions is a mystery, one would have to be an imbecile to go to sea aboard a vessel that they knew full well was a grave danger to her crew, and was dangerously unseaworthy.
    Yet this is exactly what they did, dead crew don't earn wages for their families, yet they still set out in dangerous vessels... Until their luck ran out!

  • @hazelbarnstar9731
    @hazelbarnstar9731 3 місяці тому

    Why would the Gods of the Sea want more water???

  • @JessyP-u6q
    @JessyP-u6q 3 місяці тому

    Information sold by 100 different data brokers !

  • @Daniel_Huffman
    @Daniel_Huffman 3 місяці тому

    Seeing you with facial hair is…surreal, to say the least.

  • @bootsie5396
    @bootsie5396 3 місяці тому

    janky ahh vessel

  • @CarlCoppinger
    @CarlCoppinger 2 місяці тому

    You are beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

  • @Emanuel_carey
    @Emanuel_carey 3 місяці тому +14

    Indy born and raised. My wife is from the Lake Michigan region, Indiana side. Going to Chicago or Michigan(west coast is the best coast) particularly south haven. It’s crazy to see all the history of lakes. I’ve also driven the M35 at night, in a snow storm, at night… before knowing.. that if I slid off.. it was probably goodnight for my friends and myself. I love the Midwest, and learning about the Great Lakes

  • @lonwaslien104
    @lonwaslien104 3 місяці тому

    👍👍

  • @Sniff_Jenkem
    @Sniff_Jenkem 3 місяці тому +13

    Damn he is handsome.

    • @sophuzzy
      @sophuzzy 3 місяці тому +1

      But. Is he real? Or is he AI generated?

    • @Volkswagenitalia.
      @Volkswagenitalia. 3 місяці тому +2

      ​@@sophuzzyHe's Aye Aye generated

  • @DerekPetersonLives
    @DerekPetersonLives 3 місяці тому +6

    I'm so thankful for all the historic footage found for this video, it's actually impressive, I didn't even know this much existed

  • @pastForgetting
    @pastForgetting 2 місяці тому +2

    The Adella Shores seems to have had very little freeboard. Why would they do that?

  • @travisthompson6959
    @travisthompson6959 5 годин тому

    Can anyone understand what hes saying at 8:02?? Did he say skilly gilly reef? 🤣🤣

  • @billbino6560
    @billbino6560 2 місяці тому

    John Marston was still kicking in 1909

  • @JulieD-wm2xi
    @JulieD-wm2xi 3 місяці тому

    was it not this video that had mentioned they found its wreck in Lake Erie?! 😅