Heritage Atlas of Hastings County / Maps from the Heritage Atlas of Hastings County / Bay of Quinte shipwrecks. Although protected from the open waters of Lake Ontario, the Bay of Quinte has had its share of shipwrecks. These are some that have been identified. Ned Hanlan: Named after Canada s great oarsman, this schooner had been built at Jacob Harriss shipyard in Bath and originally named the Mary Fox. After some economic misfortune, she was burned west of the Belleville bridge in 1894. Restless: This schooner was well named, as it survived a number of misadventures before being beached, dragged ashore and cut up for wood at the foot of Church Street in Belleville in 1889. Formerly called the Dream, she was built at Cleveland in 1859, capsized on Lake Michigan, capsized on Lake Erie and ran aground in Georgian Bay. She smuggled liquor at the close of the American Civil War and hauled grain on the Bay of Quinte. Red Bird: The schooner sank in the Bay of Quinte east of Belleville in 1888. Hero: The sidewheel steamer Hero, under the command of Captain Byron Bongard of Cherry Valley, burned at Belleville in June 1901 while in port for the night. It was believed she was struck by lightning. No lives were lost. The steamer had been built in Sorel, Quebec, in 1878. Known as the big little boat , she was licensed to carry 475 passengers for which she provided staterooms and a good dining room service. The boat often ran excursions from Trenton to Rednersville, Belleville, Deseronto and Picton for which the round trip fare was 50 cents. On these outings the Picton Ladies Brass Band sometimes provided entertainment . Minnie Blakley: A scow which ran aground off Point Anne in 1882. C. Gearing: This schooner burned at the Central Ontario Railway dock at the port of Trenton on July 10, 1891, and was a total loss.

Bay of Quinte shipwrecks. Although protected from the open waters of Lake Ontario, the Bay of Quinte has had its share of shipwrecks. These are some that have been identified. Ned Hanlan: Named after Canada s great oarsman, this schooner had been built at Jacob Harriss shipyard in Bath and originally named the Mary Fox. After some economic misfortune, she was burned west of the Belleville bridge in 1894. Restless: This schooner was well named, as it survived a number of misadventures before being beached, dragged ashore and cut up for wood at the foot of Church Street in Belleville in 1889. Formerly called the Dream, she was built at Cleveland in 1859, capsized on Lake Michigan, capsized on Lake Erie and ran aground in Georgian Bay. She smuggled liquor at the close of the American Civil War and hauled grain on the Bay of Quinte. Red Bird: The schooner sank in the Bay of Quinte east of Belleville in 1888. Hero: The sidewheel steamer Hero, under the command of Captain Byron Bongard of Cherry Valley, burned at Belleville in June 1901 while in port for the night. It was believed she was struck by lightning. No lives were lost. The steamer had been built in Sorel, Quebec, in 1878. Known as the big little boat , she was licensed to carry 475 passengers for which she provided staterooms and a good dining room service. The boat often ran excursions from Trenton to Rednersville, Belleville, Deseronto and Picton for which the round trip fare was 50 cents. On these outings the Picton Ladies Brass Band sometimes provided entertainment . Minnie Blakley: A scow which ran aground off Point Anne in 1882. C. Gearing: This schooner burned at the Central Ontario Railway dock at the port of Trenton on July 10, 1891, and was a total loss.