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Le Griffon was a sailing vessel built by French explorer and fur trader René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in the Niagara area of Canada in 1679.
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Nov 25, 2022 ˇ Le Griffon was the first ship to sail the Great Lakes below Niagara Falls. It was built between January and June 1679.

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Le Griffon was a sailing vessel built by French explorer and fur trader René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle in the Niagara area of Canada in 1679. Le Griffon was constructed and launched at or near Cayuga Island on the Niagara River and was... Wikipedia
Launched: 1679
Length: 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 m)
Fate: Disappeared on the return trip of her maiden voyage in 1679
Sail plan: one or two masts; square sails
Le Griffon was the first full-sized sailing ship on the upper Great Lakes of North America and she led the way to modern commercial shipping in that part of the ...
May 12, 2022 ˇ La Salle named the ship Le Griffon, after the mythical creature whose body of a lion has the head and wings of an eagle. The name honored Count ...
Conjectural model of Le Griffon. Built in 1679 for Sieur de La Salle on the Niagara River and ultimately made it to Lake Michigan.
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Jan 30, 2014 ˇ A documentary on the Great Lakes Exploration Group's quest to find Le Griffon. French ...
Duration: 22:31
Posted: Jan 30, 2014
Feb 18, 2023 ˇ Le Griffon Built - 1679 40 ft. x 15 ft The Griffin was the first ship built above the falls on the Niagara River.
Jan 3, 2023 ˇ In September 1679, the French ship Le Griffon vanished without a trace in the Great Lakes region of the USA. The ship, owned by fur trader ...
Jul 22, 2023 ˇ They are talking about “Le Griffon”, which sank in the waters of Lake Michigan in 1679. Since then, the desire to find the vessel has kept many ...
The Griffon disappeared en route to Lake Erie and was likely overcome in a September storm in northern Lake Michigan and became one of the Great Lakes earliest ...