Another Door County shipwreck has become a treasure for years to come after the Jennibel shipwreck was placed on the National Register of Historic Places earlier this month.

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 tanbark 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.

The Jennibel was documented by the Wisconsin Historical Society in June 2025 and placed on the State Register six months later.

Since the ship is sitting upright with its hull intact, the Wisconsin Historical Society suggests the Jennibel could provide historians and archaeologists with an opportunity to study wooden schooner construction and its use in other bulk cargo trades.

The Jennibel is the fourth Door County shipwreck this year to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, joining Liberty Grove’s F.J. King, Maria and Sardinia and Baileys Harbor’s Joseph Cochrane.