SS Midland City was originally a Canadian side-wheel steamboat that provided passenger and cargo transportation on the Great Lakes from 1871 until 1955.

The wreck is intact and visible above the water to this day, where it acts as a breakwater for the Wye Heritage Marina and local attraction.

Her side-mounted paddle wheels and 200 hp (150 kW) engine[3] gave the original ship a top speed estimated at 13 miles per hour (21 km/h).

[2] Assembled by the Gildersleeves (a shipbuilding family and political dynasty) and completed August 1871, Maud was originally intended to provide passenger and cargo service between Picton and Belleville, Ontario under the command of Captain W.

The original intention of the company was to have a ship capable of carrying 400 passengers to leave Midland daily, on the arrival of a new G.T.R.

She was then brought to Georgian Bay where the steamer ran a regular route from Midland to Parry Sound, stopping in Honey Harbour, Minnicog, Whalen's, Go-Home-Bay, Wah-Wah-Taysee, Manitou, Copperhead, Sans Souci, and Rose Point.

[citation needed] The wreck served as a local attraction for snorkeling and diving before eventually being filled and connected to the shore, forming a breakwater for an entrance to the Wye Heritage Marina.

[citation needed] Today the wreck is clearly visible from satellite imagery, as a short pier pointing to the Northwest immediately North of the Wye Heritage Marina.