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 | Clara | 1885-10-15 | 3 | The schooners Clara and Tempest remained in our harbor several days, being windbound. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1885-10-29 | 3 | The schooners Henry Cowles and Clara went to Clay Banks on Sunday morning for ties and posts for Swaty, Youngs & Fetzer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1885-06-18 | 3 | The schooners Clara and Letty May sought shelter here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1888-05-24 | 3 | The schooner Clara was in port Monday bound for Lily Bay, light. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1887-11-10 | 3 | In coming into the harbor unavoidably run into the yawl belonging to the scow Gladiator and the collision rendered it useless. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1889-05-09 | 3 | The rebuilding of the schooner Clara was completed last week and the vessel cleared for Clay Banks, to load hay for Michigan ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1889-07-11 | 3 | The schooner Clara cleared Tuesday for Clay Banks to load with lumber for James Tuffts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1889-03-14 | 3 | Information to be done on vessel given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1888-12-13 | 3 | The schooner collided with the pier at Sheboygan on entering the harbor and injured her planking. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1889-11-21 | 3 | Arrived here from Clay Banks pier in a badly damaged condition by pounding against the pier during the storm a few days preceding. |
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.