Visitors to Lake George can now view a fake shipwreck, just offshore. "Bateaux Below" a local archaeological underwater preservation group, commissioned a middle school (upper primary) industrial arts class, to build a fake shipwreck.
During the French and Indian War (Queen Anne's War), the British at the fort(s) by the lake, sank hundreds of bateaux boats under Lake George, to preserve them in the cold winter water, until they needed them again--which they did during a battle months later.
Many of the remains of these wrecks are now underwater archaeological sites for divers. But, a lot of tourists don't dive--so, they had a replica built--one that was deliberately "aged" to look like one of the real wrecks under the 32 mile long Lake George. The fake was "sunk" into 4 feet of water, near the Lake George village visitor centre, along with a plaque that describes what people are viewing.
