A graveyard for ships lies just beyond town dock in Parry Sound.
These merchant ships weathered many Great Lakes storms. Too costly to repair and maintain, once the ships reached their destination they were often scrapped for their usable parts then deliberately sunk in the cove known as Boneyard Bay.
Photographic print from the Dave Thomas Collection. Photo of Ship Emma leaving town dock in Parry Sound. People on board ship and standing on town dock. The water in the photo is Georgian Bay. The sky looks clear. The ship is pulling away from dock. There is a gazebo on the town dock. Ship has two large masts on it. There is two levels on ship – upper level has covering – windows along main level. Date noted on slide 1915. Courtesy of the West Parry Sound District Museum.
Photographic print from the Dave Thomas Collection. Photo of the “Emma” sunk at the town dock in Parry Sound, Ontario. No date is noted. She was docked for winter and the ice pulled the caulking out of her seams. She sank but was raised again and ran for many years afterwards. The Emma was a steamship owned and piloted by Mr. Pratt. She was part of the yachting fleet in Parry Sound. Mr. Pratt also owned Mowat Island. Courtesy of the West Parry Sound District Museum.
Photographic Print from the Dave Thomas Collection. Photo of the “Sailor Queen” ship in Parry Sound, Ontario taken in 1935. She was a fish tug boat. She is on the water in this picture. The Sailor Queen was part of the fishing fleet in Parry Sound. Courtesy of the West Parry Sound District Museum.
