CONFIRM OR DENY ANY INVESTIGATION. AN ANONYMOUS DONOR STEPPED UP TO COVER THE COST TO REMOVE THE ABANDONED BOAT STUCK ON THE SHORE NEAR MCKINLEY BEACH. THE SALVAGE COMPANY, JERRY SHILOH SALOON ...

By law, it’s the responsibility of the boat’s owner to remove it, but with the vessel being abandoned, it’s been unclear on which local entity the salvage responsibility fell. The DNR, Coast Guard, ...

Guyer, owner of Silo Marina, has been working for months to remove it. Guyer has already spent around $25,000 of his own money trying to break the boat free. He says now it’s not about money.

Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced Wednesday morning an anonymous donor contacted him and will pay to remove the boat. “I’m very grateful for them stepping up to make sure that we’re able to ...

Employees including Hunter Black (right) and with Jerry’s Silo Marina remove the top of the stranded boat on the beach on the Lake Michigan shore in Milwaukee on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

On the other, Jerry Guyer and his crew from Jerry’s Silo Marina, battling to free the boat. “This is not our first rodeo,” Guyer said Wednesday. Mayor Cavalier Johnson announced Wednesday morning an ...