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 | 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 | Corona | 1887-10-13 | 3 | Owing to the prevailing high sea on Wednesday the Corona did not enter our harbor, but proceeded on her way north. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1887-11-03 | 3 | After this trip she will be put into dry dock at Manitowoc and have a thorough overhaul this winter. The Depere will take her place. | |
| 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 | 1887-09-22 | 3 | Again several hours behind. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1889-08-01 | 3 | The steamer was in port going north on her first trip after the accident to her main shaft, which occurred a couple of weeks ago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1884-09-25 | 3 | The steamer Corona was unable to touch at this port on Tuesday night on account of the heavy sea and dense fog. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1884-05-15 | 3 | Will commence making regular trips on this route. On her return trips from Sturgeon Bay the corona will touch at Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1884-05-08 | 3 | Trips with times for the steamer Corona given. The steamer Depere routes also given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | steamer | Corona | 1885-05-07 | 3 | To ply between Manitowoc and Green Bay with a stop at Kewaunee. |
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.