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 | Cora | 1891-12-03 | 3 | Hauled down to the outer end of the harbor piers but seas were so high that she hauled back into the harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1913-07-04 | 5 | The schooner Cora of Menominee, bought in another load of slabs for the Algoma Fuel Company the past week. She cleared for another load Wednesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1914-05-29 | 4 | The schooner Cora of Marinette, Capt. Peter Ferguson, was in port the forepart of the week with a cargo of slabs for the Algoma Fuel Co. The slabs came from Escanaba. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1912-09-27 | 3 | The schooner Cora was in port several days the latter part of last week with a cargo of lumber for the Algoma Lumber Company. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1912-08-30 | 6 | The little schooner Cora arrived in port Monday night with a cargo of slabs for the Algoma Fuel Company. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1916-05-19 | 8 | The schooner Cora arrived in port last Saturday with a cargo of wood for the Algoma Fuel Company. The wood was loaded at Thompson, Mich. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1916-07-07 | 1 | The schooner Cora was in port Monday with a cargo of wood for the Algoma Fuel Company. The Cora cleared for the north Wednesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1915-10-08 | 2 | Kewaunee. Loaded with a cargo of short wood for the W. Seyk Company, the little schooner Cora, Captain John Lockland, arrived here Saturday evening from Thompson, Mich. The vessel cleared and sailed on Tuesday for Thompson. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1915-11-26 | 1 | The schooner Cora arrived with a cargo of wood for the Algoma Fuel Co. and was then towed out of the harbor by the gasoline boat Silver Leaf. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Cora | 1881-09-18 | 3 | First fruit laden vessel of season arrived |
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.