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Lighthouse

Cana Island Lighthouse

Location: 8800 E Cana Island Rd
Nearby City: Baileys Harbor, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Other

Washington Island Ferry

Location: Detroit Harbor
Nearby City: Washington Island, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

Pride (1849)

Ship Master: C. Klingenberg
Nearby City: Washington, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

Emma Leighton (1867)

Location: "... she should be easy to find and must be in no more than 10-15 feet of water near Rowley's Pier, probably near the alternate landing site for the Washington Island Ferry."
Ship Master: George C. Thompson from Milwaukee
Nearby City: Rowley's Bay, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

L. May Guthrie (1874)

Location: Driven aground on Fisherman's Shoal; east of Washington Island in Door County, Wisconsin.
Ship Master: A.G. Brown
Nearby City: Detroit Harbor, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

Peter W (1945)

Nearby City: Gills Rock, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

S.B. Paige (1863)

Location: 2 1/2 miles from the bridge, mouth of Sturgeon Bay.
Ship Master: Alfred Graham
Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

L.P. Hill (1889)

Nearby City: Washington, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

Mary (1848)

Nearby City: Jacksonport, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

A.P. Nichols (1861)

Ship Master: David Clow
Nearby City: Detroit Harbor, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

C.L. Fellows (1893)

Location: The unnamed tug may have ended up on the beach at Stoney Creek.
Ship Master: Captain C.L. Fellows
Nearby City: Stony Creek, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

J. Evenson (1884)

Location: About five miles northeast of Ahnapee (Algoma), about four miles from shore in about 15 fathoms of water.
Ship Master: Captain William M Boyd
Nearby City: Algoma, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

Winfield Scott (1852)

Ship Master: Henry Faith
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

Mystic (1866)

Ship Master: Henry Schuenenmann
Nearby City: Northport, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

Windsor (1847)

Nearby City: Northport, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

Mishicott

Ship Master: First master: B. Burmeister
Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

Beaver (1892)

Ship Master: Captain Campbell's son P.D. Campell became her skipper in 1913.
Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

Mariner (1853)

Location: North of Clay Banks.
Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Historic Marker

Ocean Wave Maritime Trails Marker

Location: Whitefish Dunes State Park
Nearby City: Sevastapol, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Shipwreck

Ebenezer (1867?)

Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan

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