There is a shipwreck on Higgin's Beach where my family vacations in the summer time. At high tide, it is completely covered, but at low tide, it can be explored by fascinated children (of all ages). The ship is the Howard W. Middleton, which struck a ledge off Higgin's Beach on August 11, 1897. The Howard W. Middleton was a coastal schooner, bound for Portland with a load of coal, and heavy fog accounted for her sailing too close to shore. The next month, a storm drove the vessel further towards shore and onto the beach.
This happened in 1897, but I can still remember talking walks to the shipwreck with my parents, and finding huge chunks of coal that had been washed up by the waters. Not so any more, but the shipwreck is still a place of great adventure and exploration, every time we visit the beach.
Shown below is a picture of the ship from 1897, before it was pushed up to it's final resting place.
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