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The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is a United States National Marine Sanctuary on Lake Michigan off the coast of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.It protects 38 known historically significant shipwrecks ranging from the 19th-century wooden schooners to 20th-century steel-hulled steamers, as well as an estimated 60 undiscovered shipwrecks.
On September 23, 1856, the Niagara left Sheboygan, Wisconsin, headed for Port Washington, Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan, carrying 170 passengers [2] and a heavy load of cargo. Fire broke out in the area of the engine room at around 6:00 pm, [3] and the steam engines and the paddlewheels soon stopped. The steamer, which was 4–5 miles offshore ...
On March 30, 2013, a duck boat of The Yellow Duckmarine in Liverpool sank in the city's Salthouse Dock during a tour. All passengers were safely transferred to a pontoon before the vehicle began to sink. [29] In June 2013 another duck boat, operated by the same company, sank in the Albert Dock as it came to the end of a tour of Liverpool ...
Washington: Blaine: Semiahmoo Park Maritime Museum ... Wisconsin: Port Washington: Port Washington Historical Society Light House Museum
It includes approximately 82 miles (132 km) of Wisconsin′s coast [4] and lies entirely within the state waters of Wisconsin, [4] extending approximately 7 to 16 miles (6.1 to 13.9 nmi; 11 to 26 km) from the coast. [4] Principal cities along the coast include Port Washington, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, and Two Rivers, Wisconsin. [4] [6]
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Ferry service ran to the island from 1898-1993 by the Bois Blanc Excursion Line (part of the Detroit, Belle Island, and Windsor Ferry Company) SS Columbia , Detroit to Boblo Island Amusement Park on Bois Blanc Island , 1.5 hours, 1902–91
The Merrimac Ferry is a cable ferry that crosses the Wisconsin River between Columbia and Sauk Counties in Wisconsin. Its western point is located near the village of Merrimac on State Highway 113 and United States Bicycle Route 30 .