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Summary
Iris Shipwreck
Jackson Harbor, Door County
Date of Construction: 1866
Builder: Lorenzo S. Bedford
The Iris was a small 74-foot scow schooner built in 1866 in Port Huron, Michigan. She led a long and interesting career as a coasting schooner, sailing out of Washington Island's Detroit Harbor for most of her career. Much of what we know of the Iris is gleaned from contemporary accounts from the Door County Advocate, including having been given up for lost on several occasions, the loss of Captain Anderson when he fell overboard in Milwaukee harbor, battling fierce Lake Michigan storms, collisions, and repeated changes of ownership. Having survived an amazing 47 years on the Great Lakes, the Iris was eventually abandoned in Jackson Harbor in 1913 after having run aground. Today, her remains lie in two feet of water a short distance from the Rock Island Ferry Dock in Jackson Harbor.
State and federal laws protect this shipwreck. Divers may not remove artifacts or structure when visiting this shipwreck site. Removing, defacing, displacing or destroying artifacts or sites is a crime. More information on Wisconsin's historic shipwrecks may be found by visiting Wisconsin's Great Lakes Shipwrecks website.
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Iris (1866)
Lake Michigan
Adjacent to Rock Island Ferry Dock, Jackson Harbor.
9 miles northeast of Hika Park, Lake Michigan
10001092
Located in Town of Centerville, Manitowoc County
Two miles off Whitefish Point, Lake Michigan
06000639
Located in Town of Sevastopol, Door County
7 miles northeast of Sheboygan in Lake Michigan
13000128
Located in Town of Mosel, Sheboygan County
Address Restricted
100004028
Located in Town of Mosel, Sheboygan County
9.5 miles south of the Sheboygan Harbor entrance, in Lake Michigan
100009104
Located in Town of Holland, Sheboygan County
