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 | 1899-11-24 | 3 | The tug Brooks towed the schooners Wright and Cora out into the lake on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1905-05-05 | 1 | The schooner Cora was in port this week with a cargo of lumber and timber for H. Grimm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1903-05-01 | 1 | The schooner Cora and scow Julia were in port with cargos of lumber for Henry Grimm. They were detained due to heavy weather. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1903-06-12 | 1 | The schooner Cora was in port this week with a cargo of lumber from Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1903-10-23 | 1 | The schooner Cora landed a cargo of hemlock lumber here the first of the week for H. Grimm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1902-06-27 | 1 | The schooner Cora delivered a carload of hemlock lumber at this port the first of the week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1901-05-24 | 1 | The schooners Cora, Pearl, Bell and Wilson were all in port the first of the week with lumber and lath. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1884-10-30 | 3 | The schooner Cora, when coming into our harbor, came in contact with the scow Sea Star. The former sustained slight damage. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1899-08-25 | 3 | The schooners Graham Bros. and Cora layed in port during the gale last Sunday. The former being loaded with cordwood and the latter with tan bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1899-11-24 | 3 | Lumber dealers of this city are receiving their supply of lumber for the winter. The schooner Cora brought a load for H. Grimm and the Smith one for H. Gericke. |
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.