The BONNIE DOON was a schooner built in 1855 by William Shupe in Huron, Ohio. It had an official number of 2136 and was made of wood. The schooner measured approximately 133 feet in length and had a tonnage of 255 tons.
On December 6, 1867, while bound from Saginaw to Chicago carrying lumber, the Bonnie Doon encountered a storm in the Straits of Mackinac, specifically near Bois Blanc Island in Lake Huron. The vessel was driven ashore and wrecked. Unfortunately, the information regarding the loss of life in this incident is not available.
There were speculations about raising the Bonnie Doon, but after several attempts, the vessel was ultimately abandoned in April of 1868. It was owned by E. L. Gillette from Chicago and T. M. Hilson from Detroit. The Bonnie Doon had undergone a rebuild in 1864.
There is another report mentioning a vessel of the same name, the Bonnie Doon, which burned in 1880 at Meldrum Bay in Lake Huron, Ontario. This report describes the Bonnie Doon as a sloop, but it may potentially refer to the same schooner.
Please note that the information provided is based on historical records, and there may be limitations in the available details.
