Location:	Downtown Barrie	Official Name:	J.C Morrison
GPS:	-	Material:	Wood
Access:	Shore	Propulsion:	Paddle wheeler
Level:	Novice	Type:	Steam - Paddle wheeler
Depth:	30'	Built:	1854
Bottom:	Rocky	Sunked:	1857
Current:	Low	Cargo:	-
Hazards:	Boath Traffic	Dimensions:	-
Traffic:	High	Position:	Upright

J.C. Morrison 

This place is a pleasant nice dive with a good visibility most of the time (10-30). The shipwreck is a paddle wheeler made of wood and the orientation is upright. The Morrison was built in 1854, three years later J.C. Morrison caught on fire. To protect the harbor, the ship was cut loose and set adrift. It burnt right down to the water line, as it wafted towards its final resting place. She burned to the waterline and sunk aprox. 300 from the shore in 30  of water.

You can see parts of the paddle wheels, plenty of fish, and unfortunately the wreckage is entirely encrusted by zebra mussels. There is a line from the shore along the bottom all the way to the wreck. A large yellow buoy is tied to the stern marks the wrecks. The wreck has a "Save Ontario Shipwrecks" plaque attached to it which features a cast of items found at site. Because most of the day we can see heavy traffic from boats and surfers use a dive flag or the marker buoy.

 

Scuba 2000 has a map on how to get there.
Here is the link to it, many thanks Scuba 2000!!