Search below for stories about ships, lighthouses, sailors and anything else about life on Lake Michigan. The database contains references to articles from the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record (June 12, 1873 to Jan. 7, 1927), the Door County Advocate (Nov. 8, 1861 to Dec. 22, 1949), and the Manitowoc Pilot (June 14, 1859 to Dec. 28, 1899). The results will direct you to the date and page in these newspapers where the article can be found.
Microfilm copies of the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library in Madison, Algoma Public Library in Algoma. Microfilm copies of the Door County Advocate are available at the Wisconsin Historical Society Library in Madison, the Door County Public Library in Sturgeon Bay, and the Brown County Library in Green Bay. Microfilm of the Manitowoc Pilot are available at the Manitowoc County Historical Society, the Manitowoc Public Library, and the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison.
Check with your local library about obtaining the microfilm via interlibrary loan.
| Newspaper | Object | Name | Date | Page | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1877-05-17 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 12 from Chicago: Cleared May 12th for Chicago with mdse. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1877-05-31 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 26 from Chicago with mdse. Cleared 26th for Chicago with mdse. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1877-06-28 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 23 from Chicago. Cleared 23rd for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1877-07-19 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 14 from Chicago. Cleared 14th for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1877-07-26 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 21 from Chicago. Cleared 21st for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1877-08-02 | 8 | If the weather is suitable, a large excursion party will come up from Manitowoc and Two Rivers on the steamer next Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1877-08-09 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 4 from Chicago. Cleared 4th for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1877-08-23 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 18 from Chicago. Cleared 18th for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1877-08-23 | 4 | William Johns, a passenger on the steamer was robbed at Port Washington of $220 by a porter boy named Nick Walter. The thief was arrested and the money recovered. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1877-09-13 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Sept. 8 from Chicago. Cleared 8th for Chicago. |
This database is a cooperative effort of the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association (WUAA), the Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS), and the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. The project is spearheaded by WUAA member Russel Leitz, who helped develop a framework for the database and painstakingly combed through 54 years of the Ahnapee (Algoma) Record, 87 years of the Door County Advocate and 40 years of the Manitowoc Pilot for maritime news. The more than 50,000 references are the fruit of his labor alone.