Some kids dig in sandboxes, while others dig up significant pieces of history. Two years ago, an eight-year-old kid named […]

Archeologists believe the boy may have found the remains of the St. Anthony, a schooner that crashed in 1856.

The St. Anthony was nearly 200 years old, crashing the same year it was initially built. An 8-year-old boy out metal-detecting unearthed a steel spike that, after digging further, he realized was attached to a shipwreck. The ship remains was that of the St. Anthony, a schooner that was built in 1856 and wrecked later that same year.

Researchers are now making drawings of the shipwreck from different angles to identify the vessel. They’re also assessing catalogues detailing insurance requirements for ships from the 19th century. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media,

Using his birthday gift metal detector, he unearthed a nearly two-century-old shipwreck in Ontario. Back in 2023, Lucas (now 10) was enjoying a family trip to Point Farms Provincial Park near Goderich.