Ahnapee
Scow-Schooner · Lost 1884 · Door County & Lake Michigan
The scow-schooner Ahnapee was driven onto Sheboygan’s North Point in June 1884; all six crew were rescued.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Ahnapee was built on the Ahnapee River in 1867 by Neal McLean of Chicago as a two-masted scow-schooner. She was later rebuilt, lengthened and given three masts. On June 9, 1884, while southbound from Torch Lake with railroad ties and cordwood, strong wind drove her ashore on Sheboygan’s North Point. The hull bottom was pounded out, but all six crew were rescued. Salvage failed and her enrollment was surrendered as a total loss on June 30.
Vessel
- 1867
- US registry no. 1549
- Neal McLean
- Ahnapee River, Ahnapee (now Algoma), Wisconsin
- Wood
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- Sail
- Theodore Plattner of Milwaukee (at loss)
Loss
- June 9, 1884
- Grounding
- Sheboygan’s North Point, Wisconsin
- Lake Michigan
- Torch Lake, Michigan
- Railroad ties and cordwood
- 6
- 0
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Position not established
- Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (85/100)
The wreck position and present condition have not been confirmed by field investigation; rebuilding dates conflict within the inventory.
Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Sea Grant — Wisconsin Shipwrecks
Construction and service narrative, vessel-specific casualty date and location; inventory zero counters excluded.
