City of Sheboygan (Wrack) - Québec
The City of Sheboygan isn’t your typical Caribbean wreck. Down in the cool waters of the St. Lawrence River, this wooden schooner, sunk back in 1915, feels like a ghost from another era. We love how intact she is, especially for her age and the currents that sweep through here. You can still make out the mast, ribs, and much of the hull structure, even though she’s slowly being reclaimed by the riverbed. Exploring the Sheboygan means embracing a different kind of dive. Visibility can swing dramatically, from a murky ten feet to a surprisingly clear forty. Our favourite time to visit is late summer when the water has warmed a bit and the silty bottom has usually settled. Keep an eye out for pike lurking in the shadowy nooks, and we’ve seen some hefty lake whitefish cruising the deeper sections. It’s a dive for those who appreciate history and the slow, quiet beauty of freshwater wrecks, a real sense of discovering something significant. Just be prepared for cooler temperatures and the ever-present river current.
- Location
- Québec, Canada, North America
- Coordinates
- 44.075970, -76.734470
- Type
- wreck
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Nearest Dive Centres to City of Sheboygan (Wrack)
- Aquarius Scuba
- Aqua Service
- AquaSystems - NAUI
- Barrie Scuba House - ["PADI"]
- Canadian Sport Subs, Ltd. - ["PADI"]
- Carlos Lopez
Marine Life in Québec
Home to 44 recorded species including 37 reef fish, 3 sea snails & nudibranchs, 2 other, 2 clams & mussels.
Notable Species
- Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) - Reef Fish
- Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) - Reef Fish
- Slimy Sculpin (Cottus cognatus) - Reef Fish
- Cisco (Coregonus artedi) - Reef Fish
- Spawn (Gasterosteus aculeatus) - Reef Fish
- White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) - Reef Fish
- Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) - Reef Fish
- Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii) - Reef Fish
- pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) - Reef Fish
- sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
- Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) - Reef Fish
- Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius) - Reef Fish
- White Perch (Morone americana) - Reef Fish
- Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) - Reef Fish
- Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) - Reef Fish
- Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) - Reef Fish
- Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) - Reef Fish
- brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) - Reef Fish
- American Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) - Reef Fish
- burbot (Lota lota) - Reef Fish