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 | Pier | Clay Banks | 1878-01-03 | 8 | James Tuffts is repairing the pier at this place. For a long time it has been hardly fit to use. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Port | Clay Banks | 1874-08-06 | 8 | Clay Banks is doing more shipping than any port in Door county. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Mill | Clay Banks | 1875-05-27 | 8 | Will start up on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | Clay Banks | 1880-04-08 | 4 | From Clay Banks. Clay Banks pier is again in shipping order. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | Clay Banks | 1883-04-26 | 3 | Work on the new pier at Clay Banks has been suspended for a few days, to await, the delivery of plank from Forestville. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | Clay Banks | 1883-03-08 | 3 | Clay Banks. The work of repairing the piers here will soon be commenced. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | Clay Banks | 1882-02-02 | 2 | Advertisement for Swaty & Fellows for bridge piers at Clay Banks and Foscoro. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | Clay Banks | 1882-03-02 | 3 | From Clay Banks. C. L. Fellows is making preparations to have the old pier repaired and put in good order. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | Clay Banks | 1882-02-16 | 3 | From Clay Banks. James Tufts and F. Paarman are going to put in a new pier here. They have the piles on the ground. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | Clay Banks | 1887-07-21 | 2 | Advertisement for Swaty a& Fellows at Clay Banks and Foscoro. |
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.