AH-WR-1563

May Flower

Two-Masted Scow Schooner · Lost 1891 · The Minnesota North Shore

May Flower was a two-masted scow schooner lost in Lake Superior.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

May Flower was built at Sturgeon Bay in 1887. The wooden scow schooner carried sandstone blocks from Portage, Michigan, toward Duluth. It capsized in heavy seas four miles from the harbor entrance in June 1891. The remains were discovered in 1991.

Vessel

Built: 1887
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: June 2, 1891
Cause: Storm
Location: Off Duluth, Minnesota
Water: Lake Superior
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Sandstone blocks
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: 1991
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Off Duluth, Minnesota
Region: The Minnesota North Shore

No wreck-position coordinates transcribed for this record.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)

Crew totals and details not stated here are not established in the sources reviewed.

Minnesota Historical Society
Vessel identity, construction and documented loss history.