Article posted Wednesday, September 21, 2011 3:22pm

Question: In 1855, Washington Island fisherman and boat builder Amos Lovejoy gave Gills Rock a name after the animals that chewed holes in the hull of his sloop forcing him to abandon it as it took on water. What is the animal and what was the nickname?

Last Week’s Question: Which Southern Door County town was named for Door County’s first shipbuilder?

Answer: Incorporated in 1864, Gardner takes its name from Freeland Gardner, who employed hundreds of Belgians in his shipyard.