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From: David Miesch
Category: Shipwreck Research
Date: 12 Sep 2004
Time: 23:01:16
Remote Name: 152.163.100.67
Brendon & Group, Historic Lee's Pier which some writings say is at Stony Creek, Michigan. Is actually located near Claybanks Twp. Park. The Pier at Stony Creek although larger and with more remains is a seperate and is called simply Stony Creek Pier. Brendon in writing his new book The Ghosts of Oceana County will definitly want to make this correction. Historical record bears this out, The "History of Oceana Co" states the an early entrapronoir & pioneer, Mr J. H. Lee purchased a large tract of land on the coast of Claybanks and built a pier near Whiskey Creek for the Lumbering trade in the mid 1880's. The book also states that Claybanks was once the County Seat of Oceana County & had a Population of 80-100 people. The Historic plat book of Oceana County clearly shows Mr Lee's property as being near and around Claybanks Twp Park. Some investigating by myself shows old remains of Lumber, a ancient rows of great old Maple Trees over 175 year old, lining Park Road. Property Owners Rob & Steve MaCumber state tha they recall the old spiles sticking up on the North end of the park near Whiskey Creek further bearing out the existance of Lee' s Pier's actual location, also Brendon says Historical record shows that the Wreck of the Steamer Daisy Day could be found @ 100 to 50 yards south of the Pier and guess what? that is exactly where I found her last year! So there are 2 Piers not 1, this could be beneficial in locating other wrecks using research of the Historical record. One of the Old Schooners is burried right in front of the MaCumber property beach steps, Rob and Steve descibed seeing ribs and old metal pieces, which are now burried under 6-8' of beach sand! What ship could this be? possibly the CL Fick, or the Phantom, Cheiftain,Commencement or Telegraph! Recently I have found 4 to 6 large ships Timbers along this shore area. Also resident Larry Vanderwall recalls a wreck burried in the 1st dune south of the old Stony Creek Pier. Now perhaps we can unravel the mystery of where some of the Ghosts of Oceana County are! regards, David Miesch, MSRA