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 | City of Marquette | 1893-04-13 | 3 | Captain Ackerman has given the vessel a brilliant coat of black paint. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | City of Marquette | 1892-08-18 | 3 | The steamer City of Marquette took a party of excursionists from Kewaunee and this city to Sturgeon Bay, last Sunday, returning the same day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | City of Marquette | 1893-05-18 | 3 | In port with between 300 and 400 barrels of salt for E. Aander & Co. and Thiard Bros. besides other freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | City of Marquette | 1893-08-03 | 3 | Took on a lot of hay for L. J. Conway consigned to parties in Michigan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | City of Marquette | 1893-06-22 | 3 | In this harbor twice last Sunday. She had on board excursionists. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | City of Marquette | 1892-06-02 | 3 | The steamer City of Marquette was in port last Sunday, and discharged a freight of 500 barrels of salt for Thiard Bros. and E. Zander & Co. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | City of Marquette | 1890-02-20 | 3 | Endress Bros+ new steamer being built here. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | City of Marquette | 1890-05-01 | 3 | Built at this place by Burger & Burger, for C. Endress & Sons, went into commission this week | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | City of Marquette | 1891-04-30 | 3 | Left to take her place on the route of the Milw. & Eastern Transit Co. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | City of Marquette | 1892-09-01 | 3 | Brought in 126 excursionists on Sun. last. |
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.