Historical Marker

Schooner Lucerne

Historical marker location:
1600 E. U.S. Hwy 2, Ashland, Wisconsin
( Marker can be reached from Lake Shore Drive East (U.S. 2) 0.1 miles east of 15th Avenue East.)

Historic Shipwreck. Wisconsin’s Maritime Trails.

The deadliest tornado in Wisconsin's history occurred on May 18, 1883, when a tornado swept through the town of Rochester, killing 117 people and injuring more than 200 others.
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