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Historical Essay

Ice Harvesting Industry in Wisconsin

Brief history of the ice harvesting industry in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Belgians in Wisconsin

Brief history of Belgians in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Fishing Industry in Wisconsin

Brief history of the fishing industry in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Moravians in Wisconsin

Brief history of Moravians in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

The Wisconsin Free Library Commission - Image Gallery Essay

Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin
Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin.
Shipwreck

Agnes Behrman (1883)

Ship Master: C.O. Pedersen
Nearby City: Gills Rock, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

Meridian (1848)

Location: Sank off Sister Island in Lake Michigan. The remains can be located directly off the tip of the fantail gravel shoal which extends south from the east point of Little Sister Island. the end of the reef drops sharply into 25 feet of water; part of the wreck is buried in the gravel at the base of the reef. A larger section lies slightly off this buried segment in about 30-40 feet of water.
Ship Master: Calvin Gray
Nearby City: Sister Bay, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay
Historic Marker

Joys Maritime Trails Marker

Location: Sunset Park 747 N 3rd Ave
Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

Ebenezer (1890)

Ship Master: Fordel Hogenson
Nearby City: Ephraim, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay
Archaeological Site

Bullhead Point Site

Location: Bullhead Point City Park - Duluth Avenue
Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay
Historic Marker

Bullhead Point Maritime Trails Marker

Location: 950 N Duluth Avenue
Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay
Other

Mueller Stern

Location: Olde Stone Quarry County Park 4879 Bay Shore Dr
Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

Lucia A. Simpson (1875)

Location: Was towed to a backwater near the Bay Shipbuilding Company and left there along with the Petoskey, Sheboygan and E.G. Crosby.
Ship Master: Captain Hans Simenson
Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

City of Kalamazoo (1893)

Nearby City: Little Sturgeon, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

Petrus

Nearby City: Egg Harbor, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

Etta (18??)

Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

Dan Hayes (1868)

Location: See map (figure 2) in EC U report No. 17: From Quarry to Quay: Shipwrecks of McCracken's Cove
Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

Maria (1866)

Location: Ashore on the beach at Hedgehog Harbor
Ship Master: Peter Anderson
Nearby City: Gills Rock, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

William Finch (1878)

Ship Master: W.P. Kirtland
Nearby City: Egg Harbor, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay
Shipwreck

Farrand H. Williams (1882)

Location: Horseshoe Bay in Green Bay.
Ship Master: C.O. Pedersen
Nearby City: Egg Harbor, Door County
Body of water: Green Bay

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