AH-WR-1576

Blazing Star

Schooner · United States · Lost 1887 · Door County & Lake Michigan

She ran onto Fisherman Shoals while bound from Manistique to Chicago.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Blazing Star was built in 1873. She carried lumber on the Great Lakes. She ran onto Fisherman Shoals while bound from Manistique to Chicago. The crew escaped in the yawl; unsuccessful salvage efforts ended in abandonment.

Vessel

Built: 1873
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: October 10, 1887
Cause: Grounding
Location: Fisherman Shoals near Washington Island
Water: Lake Michigan
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Fisherman Shoals near Washington Island, Wisconsin
Region: Door County & Lake Michigan

No verified wreck coordinates used; historical loss locality only.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (78/100)

An exact wreck position, present depth and final-loss casualty total are not established here.

Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Sea Grant — Wisconsin Shipwrecks: Blazing Star
Vessel identity, construction history, service, historical loss locality and loss circumstances.