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This episode is a harrowing tale of life and death in the single worst disaster to happen on Georgian Bay. The sinking of the steamship Asia in 1882 marked a tragic but important turning point in Great Lakes travel and public demand for greater safety. Learn Collingwood’s important role in this story, both before and after this terrible accident.
Steamship Asia, Unknown Location. [Collingwood Museum Collection 998.3.62]
Higgins, Robert. The Wreck of the Asia. Escart Press University of Waterloo. 1995.
“The Wabauno” Season 1, Episode 12
This episode is a harrowing tale of life and death in the single worst disaster to happen on Georgian Bay. The sinking of the steamship Asia in 1882 marked a tragic but important turning point in Great Lakes travel and public demand for greater safety. Learn Collingwood’s important role in this story, both before and after this terrible accident.
Steamship Asia, Unknown Location. [Collingwood Museum Collection 998.3.62]
Higgins, Robert. The Wreck of the Asia. Escart Press University of Waterloo. 1995.
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