Just added another Wisconsin schooner to the 3DShipwrecks.org website and database.

The Northerner was an 81-foot, two-masted schooner built in 1851 at Clayton, New York by John Oades. It’s a small vessel that doesn’t get much attention in Great Lakes history archives, but its story is still a fascinating one.

In 1868, while loaded with cordwood on Lake Michigan, the schooner began pounding badly on the bottom and taking on water faster than was safe. The captain put in at Port Washington, Wisconsin, where the deck cargo was discharged to lighten the load. After that, the vessel was taken under tow toward Milwaukee for repairs, but it again began taking on water and sank en route. Thankfully, the entire crew was rescued.

Today, the Northerner is a popular dive site in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary.

This new 3D model was created from 1,418 30-megapixel images shot by Andrew Goodman during the 2025 season.

You can explore the model here:
https://3dshipwrecks.org/shipwreck-northerner/

3DShipwrecks also attempted a 3D comparison using source photos from a 2007 photomosaic produced by WHS. Unfortunately, repurposing older video and photos does not always produce satisfactory results, and this was one of those cases. For this wreck, the best comparison is a visual one between the 2007 photomosaic and the 2025 orthomosaic generated from the adjusted images used to build the new 3D model.

The second image shows the 2007 photomosaic, shared with permission from WHS.
The third image shows the 2025 orthomosaic.
The comparison notes are included in the image descriptions.
The last image shows the location of the Northerner, south of Port Washington and north of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan.

More on the wreck here:
https://shotlinediving.com/wreck/northerner-1871/