You will have to go underwater to see Door County’s latest addition to the State Register of Historic Places. The Wisconsin Historical Society announced on Thursday the listing of the Jennibel Shipwreck (Schooner) near the Town of Gibraltar. Constructed in Manitowoc in 1863, the Jennibel operated in the Great Lakes lumber and other bulk cargo trades until 1881, when it capsized due to a sudden gale while carrying green lumber and tan bark on its way to Milwaukee from Egg Harbor. The tug John Gregory was able to rescue the crew, but once the ship sank near Chambers Island, attempts to salvage the Jennibel were abandoned.

Since the ship is sitting upright with its hull intact, the Wisconsin Historical Society suggests that the Jennibel could provide historians and archaeologists with the opportunity to study wooden schooner construction and use in other bulk cargo trades. While there are dozens of shipwrecks located near Door County, the Jennibel joins a list of approximately 30 that have been added to the State Register of Historic Places.