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Lumberman schooner, Oak Creek

Wreck beach Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: windlass, chain, deadeyes, rudder post (no collecting).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1862 lumber schooner sunk 1893

Three-masted lumber schooner capsized in an 1893 squall; rediscovered 1983, NRHP listed and southern Lake Michigan's most popular dive.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

cold, fragile hull, zebra mussels

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