Ellenwood Park

The Ella Ellenwood was a lumber schooner built in 1869.  It became part of the fleet of ships that brought the Michigan lumber that helped in rebuilding Chicago after the great fire of 1871, it would sink in 1901 less than 20 feet off the Wisconsin shore.

The weathervane was constructed by a local metalworks in Montague, and stands 48 feet tall at its peak.  The actual schooner at the top is just over 14 feet long and 11 and a half feet tall, the arrow is just over 26 feet long.  Seven pilings sunk 36 feet, hold it in place.