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 | City of Milwaukee | 1881-02-24 | 3 | Information on new side-wheel steamer City of Milwaukee. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | City of Milwaukee | 1915-05-20 | 1 | Now City of Holland | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | City of Milwaukee | 1896-03-21 | 5 | 1895 + 1896 vessel valuations given | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | City of Milwaukee | 1883-05-17 | 3 | Sold for $175,000 | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | City of Milwaukee | 1881-06-09 | 3 | The new propeller City of Milwaukee, made the trip between Grand Haven and Milwaukee in 5 hours and 17 minutes, distance of 84 mi. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | City of Milwaukee | 1912-05-17 | 7 | One of the vessels mentioned in a big article written by an old steamboat man of forty odd years and given in the Chicago Magazine. This is a continuation of previous articles. Now the Holland. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | City of Milwaukee | 1904-02-27 | 1 | To be renamed City of Holland | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | City of Milwaukee | 1883-04-19 | 3 | Sold to Grand Trunk railway company | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | City of Montreal | 1908-07-02 | 1 | On the rocks and released | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Propeller | City of Montreal | 1878-10-31 | 3 | Corn laden for Collingwood, was driven in here yesterday by the heavy northwester |
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.