Immediately after the Noquebay's demise, Capt. C.H. Flynn of Duluth, Minnesota, traveled to the site on the tug Fashion to assess the damage. He recovered the ship's anchors and the 175,000 board feet of lumber that had been thrown overboard. Because the Noquebay was so extensively damaged, he made no attempt to raise it.

The Noquebay lies in a shallow cove, exposed to wind-driven waves. Storms probably began breaking it up during the winter of 1905. Ice shelving most likely damaged parts of the vessel.

The Noquebay rested undisturbed and nearly forgotten until 1982, when National Park Service Historian Kate Lidfors spotted an "unusual shadow" off Stockton Island during an overview flight. Later, Stockton Island Park Ranger Elen Maurer visited that location and found the wooden structure.

In July 1984, National Park Service Submerged Cultural Resources Unit archeologists and sport divers visited the Noquebay wreck briefly during a training session. This was the first known sport diving at the site.

Check out the Noquebay today.