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 | 1885-05-07 | 3 | Arrived May 3, of Manistee; lath. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1886-11-11 | 3 | The three-masted schooner Clara was wind-bound in our harbor on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1886-04-29 | 3 | Capt. A. Callagher will be in command of the steamer Corona this year. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1886-01-14 | 3 | The three-masted schooner Clara arrived in port to-day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Clara | 1886-03-18 | 3 | The barge Heath with consort Clara came in on Tuesday evening bringing 400 bushels of shelled corn and a lot of other freights. | ||
| 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 | 1889-03-14 | 3 | The steam barge Mary Mills, the schooners Industry and Clara, and the scow Wm. Finch are undergoing repairs. | |
| 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 | 1889-07-11 | 3 | The schooner Clara cleared Tuesday for Clay Banks to load with lumber for James Tuffts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1889-12-26 | 3 | Purchased a short time ago by G. W. Wing, is being pumped out and will be taken to Kewaunee to undergo repairs. |
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.