A distinctive landmark property that resides on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Owned & cared for by the Williamson-Pultneyville Historical Society
Explore Historic Lake Ontario Shipwrecks and Maritime Heritage
Wed, Apr 08
|Historic Gates Hall
Time & Location
Apr 08, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Historic Gates Hall, 4107 Lake Rd, Pultneyville, NY 14538, USA
About the event
Ben Ioset, Maritime Archaeologist, will present a program on April 8th at 7 pm at Gates Hall that explores Lake Ontario, its marine heritage, and historic shipwrecks.
In May 2025, NOAA and its partners at the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute surveyed deep water shipwrecks within the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary (LONMS). The expedition documented numerous pristinely preserved shipwrecks dating from 1816 to 1927. In his presentation, Ioset will discuss the expedition, its objectives, and several of the shipwrecks that were explored, and he looks forward to sharing discoveries made during the trip expedition with attendees at the April 8th program in Pultneyville.
With the St. Peter Shipwreck just two miles east of Pultneyville, W-PHS is excited to reside within the LONMS and to also feature an exhibit of its artifacts recovered by Deep Star Enterprises in its History & Heritage Warehouse. Nanette Peters Hance, President of W-PHS shares that…
