Ghost Fleet Awakened: Lake George's Sunken Bateaux of 1758

Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Early History of Bateaux
2 The Bateau Watercraft
3 Building Techniques
4 Discovery of Lake George’s Sunken Bateaux of 1758
5 The 1950s and Early 1960s: “Rediscovery”
6 Toward Better Management
7 Underwater Archaeology
8 A Renaissance of Interest
9 The “Mortar Bateau”
10 What Lies Beneath: An Inventory
	Inventory of Lake George’s Sunken Bateaux of 1758
11 Missing Bateau Shipwrecks
12 Lake George’s Baby Whale Submarine
13 Wiawaka Bateaux and the National Register of Historic Places
14 Submerged Heritage Preserves
15 Stabilizing a Bateau Shipwreck Site
16 Students Build Underwater Archaeology Equipment and Replica Bateaux
	Students Build Underwater Equipment for Bateaux Study, 1987–1988
	The Caldwell Replica Bateau Sunk for Scientific Study and Scuba Tourism, 1997
	Maple Avenue Middle School Replica Bateau “Wreck,” 2007–2008
17 “Raising the Fleet”: An Art/Science Initiative
18 Documentary Filmmaking, Bateaux, and Archaeologists
19 Public Education Programs
	National Fisherman Magazine’s Series on Lake George’s Colonial Bateaux, 1966–1967
	State Education Department Publishes Booklet, Diving into History: A Manual of Underwater Archaeology for Divers in New York State, 1969
	Three-Day Training Session, “Archaeological Research Assistant Workshop,” 1987
	Bateaux Below Newsletter, 1988–1990
	Shipwreck Weekend at Lake George, 1990–1995
	The Lake George Nautical Newsletter, 1992–1996
	Exhibit at the Schenectady Urban Cultural Park (Schenectady, New York), 1992
	“Historic Vessels and Shipwrecks of Lake George” Exhibit at the Lake George Historical Association, 1993
	Shoreline Signage, 1993–2005
	Walking Tours Established, 1995–1999
	Underwater Signage at 1758 Shipwreck Sites, 1996
	New York State Archaeological Association Conference—Bateaux Program, 1997
	Underwater Blueway Trail Exhibit at the Lake George Visitor Center, 2006
	Exhibit at Fort William Henry Museum, 2012
	Museum of Underwater Archaeology Exhibit, 2014
	Lectures
	Classes
	Boat and Shipwreck Scale Models
	Paintings and Other Art
Conclusion
Appendix I. “Operation Bateaux” Revisited Twenty-Four Years Later—Part 1
	Author’s Note
Appendix II. “Operation Bateaux” Revisited Twenty-Four Years Later—Part 2
	Author’s Note
Appendix III. Insights Gained from a Replica Lake George Bateau
	Author’s Notes
Appendix IV. A List of Some ofthe Dive Teams, UnderwaterArchaeology Teams, andScuba Divers Who DivedLake George’s Sunken Bateauxof 1758 During Rediscoveryand Study
	Some of the Divers (1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s) Who Reportedly Participated in Bateau Research Diving at Lake George
	“Operation Bateaux,” 1960–1965
	Atlantic Alliance Lake George Bateaux Research Team, 1987
	Bateaux Below Board Members
	Scuba Divers, Archaeologists, Boat Support, Shore Personnel, and Others Who Worked with the Lake George Bateaux Research Team and Bateaux Below During Lake George Sunken Bateaux Projects (1987–2011 and Afterward)
	Author’s Note
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author