Summary
The schooner Chandler Wells was reported wrecked near Whiskey Island in
1884, with its lumber cargo lost. The event is modeled as a Shipwreck and
linked to the vessel; the source does not locate the remains precisely enough
to create a separate WreckSite article.
Evidence and limits
The claim comes from a December 1961 Beaver Beacon retrospective about the
Beaver Island Life-Saving Station and nearby maritime losses. It is valuable
local evidence, but it is not a contemporary casualty report. The event’s
took_place_at value therefore records the source’s “near Whiskey Island”
geography at island level and does not assert that the wreck lies on the island
itself.
Open questions
- Can a contemporary newspaper, enrollment record, or lifesaving report give the vessel’s owner, route, cargo details, and exact loss location?
- Is the wreck associated with Whiskey Island Shoal, another nearby hazard, or an unidentified shore location?
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 1961, “The Changing Face of Beaver Island.”States that the schooner *Chandler Wells* was wrecked near Whiskey Island in 1884 and that ship and lumber cargo were lost.