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Shipwreck

unidentified wreckage (q)

Nearby City: Bayfield, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

Ottawa (1881)

Location: North side of Red Cliff Bay in 12' of water.
Ship Master: J.F. Reid
Nearby City: Red Cliff, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

Fedora (1889)

Location: Close to Chicago Creek north of Red Cliff. Near the Red Cliff campground and boat launch.
Ship Master: Original master: C.H. Wilson Master at the time of the fire: Captain Frank A. Fick
Nearby City: Red Cliff, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Historic Marker

Sevona Maritime Trails Marker

Location: Little Sand Bay Boat Launch
Nearby City: Sand Bay, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Museum

Washburn Historical Museum

Location: 1 East Bayfield Street
Nearby City: Washburn, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

Tourist (1888)

Nearby City: Bayfield, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

unidentified wreckage (r)

Nearby City: Bayfield, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

Alice Craig (1877)

Ship Master: Thomas H. Bunker
Nearby City: Cornucopia, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Museum

Bayfield Heritage Center

Location: 30 North Broad Street
Nearby City: Bayfield, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

unknown wreck (b)

Nearby City: Bayfield, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Waterfront Park

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore

Location: Old Courthouse on Washington Ave.
Nearby City: Bayfield, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

unknown sloop (c)

Location: Near Bayfield
Nearby City: Bayfield, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Historic Marker

Bayfield Historic Waterfront Maritime Trails Maker

Nearby City: Bayfield, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

Finn McCool (1926)

Location: "The wreck can be accessed from shore or boat . She is located at the south end of the Apostle Island Yacht Club Harbor, just down the hill from the Seagull Bay Motel."
Nearby City: Bayfield, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

Herring King (?)

Ship Master: John Gordon of LaPointe
Nearby City: Sand Bay, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Historic Marker

Early Vessels Maritime Trails Marker

Location: Memorial Park
Nearby City: La Pointe, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

Prussia (1873)

Ship Master: Captain William Anderson
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

Rambler (1873)

Location: North side of Red Cliff Bay, inside the wreck of the Coffinberry.
Nearby City: Red Cliff, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Historic Marker

Washburn Historic Waterfront Maritime Trails Markers

Nearby City: Washburn, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

John A. Paige (1881)

Location: Burned while anchored in Siskiwit Bay near the mouth of the Siskiwit River to the west of the Apostle Islands.
Ship Master: Captain Daniel Cronk (Cronck).
Nearby City: Cornucopia, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior

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