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 | 1877-09-06 | 8 | A fine little fawn was shipped per steamer to Port Washington by Charley Masse last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1877-09-13 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Sept. 8 from Chicago. Cleared 8th for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1877-09-20 | 8 | Captain Sweeney knows how to manage his boat even in foggy and rough weather in order to keep his schedule. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1877-09-27 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Sept. 22 from Chicago. Cleared 22nd for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1878-07-04 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 29 from Chicago. Departed 29th for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1878-06-27 | 8 | Brought in capt. Frank Johnson, his wife and two sailors, from the schooner Tuscola, having foundered off Highland Park, 22 miles north of Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1878-05-16 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 4 from Chicago. Departed May 4 for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1878-06-13 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 8 from Chicago. Departed June 8 for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1878-05-23 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 11 from Chicago. Departed May 11 for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1878-04-25 | 12 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 20 from Chicago. Departed 20th 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.