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 | 1879-05-15 | 8 | Arrived May 3, Chicago. Departed May 3, Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1879-05-15 | 8 | Arrived May 10, Chicago. Departed May 10, Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Chicago | 1899-09-22 | 3 | Information on what is being done with the Goodrich vessels City of Racine, Indiana, Atlanta, Chicago, Sheboygan and Georgia. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1899-11-10 | 3 | The Atlanta, Georgia and Chicago all came in on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1899-06-23 | 3 | The walkingbeam of the steamer Chicago broke off Fox Point. She was towed into Milwaukee by the tug Knight Templar. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1902-07-25 | 1 | The steamer Chicago of the Goodrich line was pulled off the route last week for a trip but is running on regular time again, since the strike has been settled. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1900-09-21 | 1 | Has been laid up at Manitowoc, having broken one of her arches in the recent heavy storm on the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1901-10-04 | 1 | By the stranding of the steamer Atlanta at Sturgeon Bay, the Goodrich Company found it necessary to fit out the Chicago again. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1901-07-05 | 1 | The many friends of James Brooks of Sturgeon Bay will be pleased to learn that he has been placed in command of the Goodrich steamer Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sidewheeler | Chicago | 1910-06-03 | 1 | New routes for the sidewheelers Chicago and Sheboygan given. |
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.