You Can Get a Piece of Milwaukee’s Favorite Boat – For Free
The owner of the salvaged Deep Thought that was stuck in the lakefront for months, is cutting up graffitied pieces of the boat for the public.
The owner of the salvaged Deep Thought that was stuck in the lakefront for months, is cutting up graffitied pieces of the boat for the public.
A museum, a fountain, a pop-up restaurant – the possibilities are endless.
The boat sold for a mere $2,525. Did it even put a dent in what the county needed?
The auction of ‘Deep Thought’ just ended. What happens next remains to be seen.
The two-week auction for Milwaukee’s infamous boat ends on Tuesday.
The county is hoping it’ll help recoup the cost of removing the boat from the Lake Michigan shore earlier this year.
Jerry Guyer put hours of work into getting Milwaukee’s S.S. Minnow out of the water – only to lose a boat of his own and about $27,000.
Here’s a deep thought: a bobblehead of a boat that became an icon.
And here’s how the heck they’re getting it out.
We, too, have been obsessed with our above-water shipwreck.