Two months later, stranded boat near Bradford Beach is still there. Now, it has its own Google Maps entry

An “MKE icon.” “A Milwaukee staple.” “After you close Wolski’s, go here.”

All of these are Google reviews for The Minnow.

No, it’s not a new restaurant or bar. It’s the 33-foot Chris-Craft Roamer boat that’s been stranded between Milwaukee’s McKinley Marina and Bradford Beach for over two months now. The boat, actually named Deep Thought, now has a virtual marker on Google Maps under a new moniker — The Minnow.

Deep Thought ran aground just behind the rock wall near MooSa’s restaurant on Oct. 13 when the boat’s owners ran out of gas. No one was injured in the incident.

U.S. Coast Guard officials said they didn’t immediately move the vessel since no human lives were in danger and it isn’t blocking any federal waterways. The Coast Guard has also determined that the boat doesn’t pose a threat of pollution, floating away or other danger.

The Coast Guard has repeatedly said that it’s working with a commercial towing and salvage company to remove the boat, though the vessel’s owners are responsible for hiring and paying the salvage company.

On Thursday, Coast Guard Lt. (j.g.) Santiago Tamburini told the Journal Sentinel that officials are focused on removing the boat “as soon as possible,” before ice delays removal further.

“We’re still working to make sure it gets removed long before we settle into winter,” he said. “Fortunately, there’s no ice yet. … We’re trying to see if the owners and the salvage company can try to figure out an agreement in which they’re both happy with the course of action.”

Because the boat doesn’t pose danger or a navigation hazard, Tamburini said the Coast Guard has limited knowledge of the negotiations between the owner and the salvage company.

“We keep monitoring it so that it doesn’t become a hazard …,” he said. “We’re looking for a secondary option in case they can’t come to an agreement.”

Tamburini said the Coast Guard is in the “exploration phase” of looking for another agency to remove the vessel.

“We’ll be looking into other options, possibly with partner agencies like NOAA,” he said. “But, in the meantime, the salvage company is still working with the owner to figure out how soon they can get it out of there.”

Initially, officials said they hoped to have the boat removed by Oct. 20. However, the Coast Guard said weather, including high winds and waves, has repeatedly delayed removal. In November, U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Joe Neff said a crane may be needed to remove the boat since it’s lodged “so far down” in the sand.

In the nearly 10 weeks since it was abandoned, Deep Thought has become somewhat of a Milwaukee phenomenon.

Early on, passersby traversed the jagged rock wall between the sidewalk and the vessel to get photos and a closer look. The boat, visible to drivers and pedestrians traveling north along Lincoln Memorial Drive, became the subject of multiple social media posts in the private East Side Neighborhood-Milwaukee Facebook group.

After a few weeks, someone stuck an “I Closed Wolski’s” sticker from the iconic Milwaukee tavern on the boat’s side. A social media user held what looked to be a one-man rave on board. Now, the Milwaukee Record even sells T-shirts featuring the boat.

With winter weather in full swing, the boat might not be here forever. But for now, feel free to enjoy the fun while it lasts.

As Google reviews Local Guide Chris Merkel puts it, “This is absolutely everything you expect from a beached boat. Boat. Water. Beach. Sometimes fish.”