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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 Steamer Corona 1887-09-22 3 Again several hours behind.
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 1887-09-22 3 Experiencing an unprecedented amount of business in the freight line and therefore constantly late.
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 1889-07-18 3 The steamer's engine bed became loose and the machinery had to be stopped several times for repairs.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Steamer Corona 1884-11-20 3 Made her final trip last Saturday. A side wheel boat will run here once or twice each week until close of navigation.
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 1885-05-28 3 Arrived and departed May 21, merchandise.

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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.

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