Kinghorn Lining Project

GLUE Members have been lining and working on the Kinghorn since 2000, during that time period a new line was ran from the boat ramp to the stern, while the line on the bow was repaired and rerouted.

The dive is a favorite winter dive and can be anything from an advanced dive (boat, long swim) to a technical dive (Ice, decompression)

Built by the J.B. Auger & Co. from parts made in Scotland, and launched in 1871 at Montreal, the Kinghorn was named after the manager of the Montreal Transportation Company, located in Kingston, Ontario, since it was built from his design, this barge had an iron frame and wooden planking, the first of its type on the river. The Kinghorn had a capacity of about 20,000 bushels of grain. April 27, 1897, the tug Hiram A Walker under Captain Boyd had seven barges under tow in the American channel near Thousand Island Park. She was caught in a storm losing barges on the south shore and 2 barges at Johnston's light opposite the park. With four barges left the Walker headed for Grenadier Island where the Captain of the Kinghorn reported his craft leaking badly. The Walker headed for Rockport with the injured barge however lost her 1/2 mile from Rockport in 90 ft. of water, where she was discovered in 1996 by Ronald MacDonald You may know this wreck as the Kingshorn, Edith Surwell, Cirtwell, Sophia or even the Rockport wreck

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