AH-WR-1499

Mary Jarecki

Wooden Bulk Freighter · United States · Lost July 1883 · Whitefish Point & Eastern Lake Superior

A wooden steamer wrecked on the Pictured Rocks shore near Au Sable Point in 1883.

Become Captain of Record See Shipwreck on Map

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Mary Jarecki was a wooden steam freighter working the upper lakes. In 1883 she ran aground near Au Sable Point on the Pictured Rocks shore of Lake Superior and was lost. Her remains lie near the beach in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, single screw
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: July 1883
Cause: Grounding
Location: Near Au Sable Point, Pictured Rocks shore
Water: Lake Superior
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: Within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Position

Coordinates: 46.67° N 86.15° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Grand Marais, Michigan
Region: Whitefish Point & Eastern Lake Superior

Pin marks the named place of loss, not a surveyed wreck position.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (55/100)

Exact wreck position, depth and present condition are not established in the sources reviewed.

National Park Service, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Wreck history and location context.
Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University
Vessel particulars and career.