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Lake Superior Trail
Door County/Green Bay Trail Middle Lake Michigan Trail Lower Lake Michigan Trail Links to underwater treasures From hundreds of shipwrecks to lighthouses, museums, waterfront parks and more, Wisconsin houses an impressive trail of maritime attractions.
To encourage preservation and wider appreciation for the state's maritime history, the Wisconsin Historical Society has established the Wisconsin Maritime Trails program. The Trails program is broken into four trails: Lake Superior Trail, Door County/Green Bay Trail, Middle Lake Michigan Trail and the Lower Lake Michigan Trail. These trails do not progress from point to point but encompass four stretches of Wisconsin's Great Lakes coastline. The trails have something for everyone from divers to snorkelers, boaters and tourists who never have to leave the shore or get wet to learn more about Wisconsin's maritime heritage. These sites are cultural resources that have scientific, historical, educational and recreational values. They also are fragile and non-renewable. Underwater archaeology gives those whose lives were lost sailing the Great Lakes a voice. For details, visit Wisconsin's Maritime Trails. Here's a list of sites included in Wisconsin's Maritime Trails: Lake Superior Trail(Bayfield, Ashland, Douglas, Iron and Sawyer counties)
Historic Vessel
S.S. Meteor, Superior, (715) 394-5712 Historic Waterfront Soo Line Ore Dock, Ashland, no phone Washburn Waterfront Walking Trail, Washburn, (800) 253-4495 Lighthouses Ashland Breakwater Light, Ashland, no phone Devils Island Lighthouse, Apostle Islands/Devils Island, (715) 779-3397 Michigan Island Lighthouses, Apostle Islands/Michigan Island, (715) 779-3398 Outer Island Lighthouse, Apostle Islands/Outer Island, (715) 779-3397 Raspberry Island Lighthouse, Apostle Islands, Raspberry Island, (715) 779-3397 Sand Island Lighthouse, Apostle Islands/Sand Island, (715) 779-3397 Wisconsin Point Light (Superior Entry), Superior, no phone Monuments & Historic Markers Bayfield Commercial Fishermen's Memorial, Bayfield, (715) 779-5958 Washburn Historic Waterfront, Washburn, (800) 253-4495 Museums Ashland Historical Society Museum, Ashland, (715) 682-4911 Bayfield Heritage Center, Bayfield, (715) 779-5958 Bayfield Maritime Museum, Bayfield, (715) 779-9919 seasonal;(715) 779-3925 off-season Madeline Island Historical Museum, La Pointe, (715) 747-2415 National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame, Hayward, (715) 634-4440 Port Wing Heritage Hall, Port Wing, (715) 774-3624 or (715) 774-3536 Washburn Historical Museum, Washburn, (715) 373-5591 Other Apostle Islands Cruise Service, Bayfield, (800) 323-7619 Big Top Chautauqua, Washburn, (888) 244-8368 Osaugie Waterfront Trail, Superior, (715) 392-2773 Waterfront Parks Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Bayfield, (715) 779-3397 Ashland Memorial Park, Ashland, (800) 284-9484 Big Bay State Park, Bayfield, (715) 747-6425 WHS Shipwreck Buoy Marker Lucerne, Apostle Islands, no phone, Ashland Noquebay, Apostle Islands/Stockton Island, no phone Pretoria, Apostle Islands/Outer Island Shoals, no phone Sevona, Apostle Islands/Sand Island Shoals, no phone Door County/Green Bay Trail(Marinette, Oconto, Brown, Door and Kewaunee counties)
Lighthouses
Algoma North Pierhead Light, Algoma, (800) 498-4888 Bailey's Harbor Lighthouse, Bailey's Harbor, (800) 527-3529 Bailey's Harbor Range Lights, Bailey's Harbor, (920) 839-2802 Cana Island Lighthouse, Bailey's Harbor, (920) 743-5958 Chambers Island Lighthouse, Chambers Island, (920) 868-3100 Eagle Bluff Lighthouse, Ephraim, (920) 839-2377 Grassy Island Range Lights, Green Bay, no phone Kewaunee Pierhead Light, Kewaunee, no phone Peshtigo Reef Lighthouse, Peshtigo, no phone Pilot Island Lighthouse, Death's Door Passage, (920) 854-2606 Plum Island Range Lights, Death's Door Passage, (920) 854-2606 Potawatomi Lighthouse, Rock Island, (920) 847-2235 Sherwood Point Lighthouse, West of Sturgeon Bay, no phone Sturgeon Bay Canal and Northpier Lighthouses, Sturgeon Bay, (920) 743-3366 Monuments & Historic Markers Bullhead Point Historic Marker, Sturgeon Bay, (608) 221-5909 Fleetwing Historic Marker, Liberty Grove, no phone Frank O'Connor Historic Marker, Bailey's Harbor, no phone Louisiana Historic Marker, Washington Island, no phone Pilot Island Historic Marker, Gills Rock, no phone Museums Anderson Dock and Museum, Ephraim, (920) 854-9688 Beyer Home Museum, Oconto, (920) 834-6206 Door County Maritime Museum, Sturgeon Bay, (920) 743-5958 Gills Rock Maritime Museum, Gills Rock, (920) 854-1844 or (920) 743-5958 off season Heritage Hill State Historical Park, Green Bay, (920) 448-5150 or (800) 721-5150 Jackson Harbor Maritime Museum, Washington Island, (920) 847-2179 or (920) 847-2522 Jacobsen Museum, Washington Island, (920) 847-2179 Kewaunee County Historical Museum, Kewaunee, (920) 388-7176; (920) 388-3858 off-season Marinette County Historical Society Museum, Marinette, (715) 732-0831 Neville Public Museum, Green Bay, (920) 448-4460 Other Mueller Stern, Sturgeon Bay, no phone Washington Island Ferry, Washington Island, (800) 223-2094 Waterfront Parks Newport State Park, Ellison Bay, (920) 854-2500 Peninsula State Park, Fish Creek, (920) 868-3258 Potawatomi State Park, Sturgeon Bay, (920) 746-2890 Rock Island State Park, Washington Island, (920) 847-2235 Whitefish Dunes State Park, Sturgeon Bay, (920) 823-2400 WHS Shipwreck Buoy Marker Bullhead Point Site, Sturgeon Bay, no phone Carrington, Hat Island Reef, no phone Cherubusco, North Bay, no phone Christina Nilsson, Bailey's Harbor, no phone Meridian, Sister Island, no phone Pilot Island Site, Pilot Island, no phone Middle Lake Michigan Trail(Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Ozaukee counties)
Historic Vessel
Carferry Badger, Manitowoc, (888) 337-7948 Tug Ludington, Kewaunee, (920) 388-5000 Lighthouses Manitowoc Breakwater Lighthouse, Manitowoc, no phone Port Washington Light Station, Port Washington, (262) 284-7240 Port Washington Pierhead Lighthouse, Port Washington, no phone Rawley Point Lighthouse, Two Rivers, no phone Sheboygan Breakwater Lighthouse, Sheboygan, no phone Two Rivers North Pierhead Light, Two Rivers, (920) 793-5905 Monuments & Historic Markers Challenge Keel, Sheboygan, (920) 451-4080, Sheboygan, Interpretive sign Niagara Historic Marker, Port Washington, no phone Toledo Anchor Memorial, Port Washington, (262) 376-3190 Museums Port Washington Fishermen's Memorial, Port Washington, (262) 376-3190 Port Washington Maritime Heritage Center, Port Washington, (414) 257-4168 Rogers Street Fishing Village, Two Rivers, (920) 793-5905 Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, (920) 684-0218 or (866) 724-2356 Other Lottie Cooper, Sheboygan, no phone, Sheboygan, Archaeological Site/Wreckage Display Smith Brothers Fish Net House, Port Washington, (800) 719-4881, Historic Building Waterfront Parks Harrington Beach State Park, Belgium, (262) 285-3015 Kohler-Andrae State Park, Sheboygan, (920) 451-4080 Point Beach State Forest, Two Rivers, no phone Waterfront Trails Manitowoc-Two Rivers Mariners Trail, Manitowoc-Two Rivers, no phone WHS Shipwreck Buoy Marker Daniel Lyons, Algoma, no phone Francis Hinton, Manitowoc, no phone Niagara, Belgium, no phone, Ozaukee Selah Chamberlain, Sheboygan, no phone, Sheboygan Lower Lake Michigan Trail(Milwaukee, Racine, and Kenosha counties)
Archive
Milwaukee Public Library Marine Collection, Milwaukee, (414) 286-3000 Historic Vessel Denis Sullivan (Wisconsin's Floating Classroom and Ambassador Flagship), Milwaukee, (414) 276-7700 Tug Islay, Milwaukee, (414) 382-1709 Lighthouses Kenosha (Southport) Lighthouse, Kenosha, (262) 654-5770 Kenosha North Pierhead Light, Kenosha, (262) 654-5770 Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse, Milwaukee, no phone Milwaukee Pierhead Light, Milwaukee, no phone North Point (Milwaukee) Lighthouse, Milwaukee, no phone Racine North Breakwater Light, Racine, no phone Racine Reef Light, Racine, no phone Wind Point Lighthouse, Wind Point, (262) 639-3777 Museums Kenosha Public Museum, Kenosha, (262) 653-4140 Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, (414) 278-2702 Racine Heritage Museum, Racine, (262) 636-3926 Waterfront Parks Navy Memorial Park, Kenosha, no phone WHS Shipwreck Buoy Marker Appomattox, Shorewood, no phone Dredge 906, Milwaukee, no phone Kate Kelly, Racine, no phone Lumberman, Oak Creek, no phone Natasha Kassulke is the associate editor of Wisconsin Natural Resources magazine. |
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