Noquebay
Schooner Barge · United States · Lost 1905 · Apostle Islands & Western Lake Superior
A lumber barge that burned under tow off Stockton Island in October 1905 and still lies in shallow water.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Noquebay was a wooden schooner barge built in 1872 and used to move lumber under tow on Lake Superior. On 6 October 1905 fire broke out in her cargo off the Apostle Islands. Those aboard were taken off and the burning barge was put into shallow water near Stockton Island, where she was lost. Her lower hull remains one of the documented wreck sites of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
Vessel
- 1872
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- Wood
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- Towed under sail assistance
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Loss
- October 6, 1905
- Fire
- Off Stockton Island, Apostle Islands, Lake Superior
- Lake Superior
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- Lumber
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The Wreck Today
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- Lower hull structure survives on a shallow sand bottom.
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- Within Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Position
- 46.92° N 90.65° W
- Approximate position
- Stockton Island, Wisconsin
Position given for the Stockton Island shore area recorded by the National Park Service.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (72/100)
Exact dimensions and depth are not established in the sources reviewed.
National Park Service, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Vessel history, fire and loss, present condition of the remains.
Wisconsin Historical Society, maritime archaeology program
Construction type and archaeological documentation.
