DOOR COUNTY (NBC 26) — In Ahnapee, something pretty remarkable was found the wreck of the John Evenson tugboat.

It was discovered just last year by Brendon Balliod and Bob Jaeck of the Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association

"We couldn't believe it. We had found the John Evenson in, like, I'd say fifteen minutes after people had searched for her for years," Brendon Balliod said.

Balliod says the John Evenson tugboat, which was built in 1884, was found about four miles off the coast of Ahnapee.

"Despite being in fifty feet of water, the whole boiler is there, upright and intact with its condenser on top," Balliod said.

More than a century old, this tugboat now lies on its side beneath the waves, its preserved machinery offering a rare look at early Wisconsin shipbuilding.

"It give

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