Gorgeous views, and relaxing waters, and a convenient boat launch makes this place a must for boaters and sightseers alike. There is a $5.00 daily launch fee for ramp use. In the late 1800s, Lily Bay was a busy shipping port and community that included a sawmill, blacksmith shop, a number of homes and its own post office. Today, it exists as a boat launch and a county park. One feature is the ship
wreck "City of Glasgow" laying, at rest, in Lily Bay. Kayak and snorkel accessible, she is a sight to see. She lays off to the right of Lily bay boat launch quietly resting on the bottom just beneath the surface, in just 6 feet of water. She was built in 1891 and called one of 'the big four' the four largest ships on the Great Lakes (297 feet in length), she was destroyed by fire Dec. 7 1907. She was rebuilt to a barge of 195 feet in length in 1911." In 1917 the City of Glasgow ran aground off the Lake Michigan shore of the Door County Peninsula and was abandoned. No one perished in the accident and all that remains is her hull. The rest has been sheered away by ice and rough water over time. Information by: http://www.myflightblog.com/archives/city-of-glasgow-shipwreck-the-view-from-above.php
