Mahoning Buoy
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Mahoning's bow
 
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Attraction
Location
Body of Water: Lake Michigan
Trail Name: Mid Lake Michigan
Nearest City: Port Washington
County: Ozaukee
Latitude: N 43°20.43200'
Longitude: W -087°51.21500'
Attraction
Features
Open to public?: Yes
Mooring buoy?: Yes
Mooring buoy in place?: No
Snorkelable?: No
Dive guide?: No
Trails sign?: No
National Register?: No
Attraction
Description
Lying in about 40 feet of water, the shipwreck site is easily accessible by boat. Mahoning is a popular shipwreck for beginning divers. The site is marked with a seasonal Wisconsin Historical Society shipwreck mooring buoy, allowing boats to tie up directly above the site while protecting the shipwreck from inadvertent anchor damage and providing a safe point of ascent and descent for divers.
 
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Shipwrecks (16)
A.V. Knickerbocker (1840)
Belle (1860)
Bohemian (1856)
Gertie Wing (1880)
Jennifer (1964)
Lavinia (1847)
Lexington (1838)
Linda E (1937)
Mahoning (1847)
Mars (1855)
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Shipwrecks (16)
A.V. Knickerbocker (1840)
Belle (1860)
Bohemian (1856)
Gertie Wing (1880)
Jennifer (1964)
Lavinia (1847)
Lexington (1838)
Linda E (1937)
Mahoning (1847)
Mars (1855)
Northerner (1851)
Pere Marquette 18 (1902)
Senator (1896)
St. Peter (1868)
Tennie and Laura (1876)
Toledo (1854)
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