Treasure hunting in Lake Winnipesaukee

[Senter Cove Guy]

Originally Posted by scubajay1153

2 summers ago another FD scuba diver and I borrowed a buddies boat with a depthfinder/fish finder and set out to dive the Lady of the Lake and then the train wreck off the Weirs. The Lady was easy to find and dive and after a surface break and a a snack we headed back. We trolled back and forth off the Weirs looking for the tell tale bottom indications for the train as well as trying to line up the shore markers we were told about and finally found a promising ridge on the bottom that could be our wreckage. Down we go and after searching back and forth we realize we found nothing but a rock formation that was a few feet high and wide but a good hundred or morre feet long. Lisa and I realized that by the depth we were at (about 60 feet) when we got to the end of the rocks that we had indeed missed our mark. Dejected we decided to follow a compass heading back to our anchor line (tied to a cleat mind you! :P). About half way back in 50ish feet of water I felt a presence and that it seemed a wee darker then normal for this depth. We stopped swimming a nd looked up to find we were looking at what appears to be a paddle wheel from an old steam ship or some other lake vessel. I of course left the camera on the boat but I estimate the wheel was a good 2 feet wide and at least 12 feet high. As it is standing completely upright in the muck with at least a few feet sunk below view. Some of the wooden pieces are still intact as well. I will try to find it again this summer and get some pictures so maybe it can be identified.

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