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 | Steamer | Corona | 1887-10-20 | 3 | Shipped today 1,000 bushels of peas, 1,200 bushels of barley, 200 bushels of potatoes, 10,000 pounds of cheese and 6,000 lbs. of fish. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1888-05-17 | 3 | Arrives every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights from the south, and Monday, Thursday and Saturday morning from the north. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1887-05-19 | 3 | John P. Johnson, fireman who died as the boat was entering the harbor, hailed from Moreland, Ill. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1887-09-01 | 3 | The steamer Corona has been behind schedule time in arriving the past few days on account of last Monday's gale. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1887-10-06 | 3 | Ran ashore in the south bay at Escanaba during the heavy fog Friday. The tug Owen released her uninjured. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1887-09-15 | 3 | Owing to rough weather the steamer Corona did not arrive on Monday but awaited until Tuesday morning for calmer weather. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | steamer | Corona | 1881-09-22 | 3 | The steamer was expected to make 3 trips a week here during the exposition season at Milwaukee, but hasn't been here yet. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1881-10-20 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer Corona landed considerable freight for our merchants. It is expected the line will run boats 3 times a week here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1881-06-16 | 3 | The steamer Corona came into our harbor much to the delight of our citizens. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1881-06-23 | 3 | The steamer discharged an unusually large quantity of freight, including 50 reapers for Hancy Bros. It took about 5 hrs. to unload her. |
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.