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See the most iconic lighthouse in Door County
Quick Details
Duration: 2 Hours
Ages: 3+ Years Old
Capacity: Up to 12 People
The Lakeside Tour departs from the Baileys Harbor Marina and brings you north to the majestic Cana Island Lighthouse where you will get great opportunities for photos. Along the way the boat tour passes by the expansive nature preserve of Toft’s Point in Moonlight Bay and the site of a former fishing village at Bues Point. Once at Cana Island you’ll get learn about the history of this iconic lighthouse and if conditions are clear catch a glimpse of a unidentified shipwreck.
The boat tour continues to the far side of Baileys Harbor where you can find the Old Baileys Harbor Birdcage Lighthouse, one of the lesser known lighthouses in Door County. Several shipwrecks also rest in less then 10 feet of water near the lighthouse such as Christina Nilsson, Fairfield, Josephine Lawrence and the Joseph Cochrane. Many of these shipwrecks sank in the 1800’s and pieces of them can be viewed from the boat. These wrecks have been well preserved in the cold fresh waters of Lake Michigan and offer a window to what life would have been like when Baileys Harbor was first established in 1850.
The tour concludes with a slow cruise past arguable the newest shipwreck in Door County, the Donny S. Little is known about how this boat ran aground in Baileys Harbor but since its arrival its presence has become a local controversy.
Baileys Harbor shipwreck and lighthouse tours depart from the Baileys Harbor Marina (8132 Highway 57, Baileys Harbor, WI 54202) everyday at 2:00 pm
We cannot predict the weather conditions and sometimes depending on the wind it can be a wavy and bumpy ride, hence the name “Adventure Rafting”. We DO NOT recommend taking this tour if you are pregnant, are under the age of 3, have mobility issues, or have had back surgery or chronic back or knee problems and pain within the last year. Boarding and disembarking may be difficult and unstable for persons with mobility issues
Make sure to bring a jacket, sunscreen, and a camera with on the tour.
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