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Grape Shot

Schooner · United States · Lost 1867 · Door County & Lake Michigan

A mid-19th-century schooner run aground near Plum Island in the treacherous Death's Door passage, her well-preserved hull now valued for research.

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

The Vessel and Her Loss

Grape Shot was a wooden schooner that ran aground near Plum Island in the Death's Door passage in early November 1867. Little of her working career is recorded, but her wreck remains well preserved in shallow water and is considered important to the archaeological study of Door County's schooner fleet.

Vessel

Built: 1855
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: November 1, 1867
Cause: Grounding
Location: Near Plum Island, Door County, Wisconsin
Water: Lake Michigan, Death's Door passage
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 8 ft
Condition: Well preserved remains important to archaeological research
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 45.314° N 86.951° W
Accuracy: Surveyed position
Nearest: Plum Island, Door County, Wisconsin
Region: Door County & Lake Michigan

Surveyed by the Wisconsin Historical Society in 2015 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places; position given here from wisconsinshipwrecks.org's vessel database (N45°18.838' W86°57.082'), consistent with the NR description 0.18 miles northwest of the Plum Island Coast Guard Station.