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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | City of Racine | 5 | Blew out one of her cylinder heads when a short distance from Milwaukee. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | City of Racine | 1 | Apt. by Goodrich co. for season. J. A. Wilson, captain; Felix Neider, eng. | |||
| Manitowoc Pilot | City of Racine | 1 | Part of maritime history in Manitowoc by Timothy Kelly Sr. (of Goodrich Fleet) | |||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | City of Racine | 1903-05-22 | 1 | Steamer Sheboygan in port for the first time this season, having been pressed into service in place of the City of Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | City of Racine | 1901-12-20 | 1 | Goodrich company gives their winter schedule for the steamer Iowa, Atlanta and City of Racine. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | City of Racine | 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 | City of Racine | 1910-07-15 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer Arizona, formerly the City of Racine, was in port Sunday morning for the first time this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | City of Racine | 1912-03-15 | 1 | Steamers Iowa and City of Racine, which were ice-bound for 5 days, were released. A total of 1,500 pounds of dynamite was used to release the Racine. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | City of Racine | 5 | Built by Burger & Burger and its predecessors in the city of Manitowoc with date - 1889 | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | City of Racine | 5 | Tonnage of vessel 1041, lying up for the winter in the Manitowoc River. |
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.