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 | Schooner | Christiana | 1884-08-14 | 3 | Ran on a sunken scow at Tow Rivers, receiving damage to her bottom. She is now in port, under-going repairs. Cleared yesterday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Christiana | 1917-10-19 | 8 | Kewaunee. The schooner H. J. Davis discharged a cargo of lumber here on Saturday for the Albrecht Manufacturing Company from Marinette. The Christiana was also a caller in port the same day. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Christiana | 1886-07-08 | 3 | Information on one of the sailors on the Christiana who indulged in the use of "tanglefoot" too freely and was given his walking papers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Christiana | 1884-08-28 | 3 | Schooner Christiana cleared light on Tuesday morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Christiana | 1889-08-15 | 3 | Was rebuilt at Foscoro and launched Sunday, and took her first cargo from this port. Captain is Chas. E. Bacon formerly owner of sch. Christiana. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Christiania | 1898-03-05 | 1 | Towed to Sheboygan with apples | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Christiania | 1917-09-13 | 1 | Arrived with hemlock lumber | |
| Door County Advocate | Christiania | 1911-06-08 | 1 | Went north | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Christiania | 1885-09-10 | 3 | The schooner Christiania brought in a load of sundries this morning. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Christiania | 1896-12-19 | 1 | Away from Detroit Harbor with back freight |
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.