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 | Corona | 1886-04-22 | 3 | The Corona is expected to arrive in a few days. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1886-05-13 | 3 | The steamer Corona and the propeller Moore had a tight race. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1886-04-08 | 3 | The str Corona is expected to arrive in this port about the 20th of this month. The Depere will then be put on the east shore of the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1886-03-25 | 3 | The Goodrich Transportation Company are getting the Chicago and Corona ready for the coming season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Corona | 1885-10-22 | 3 | On account of the severe storm on Monday the Corona laid over in Sturgeon Bay until Tuesday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1885-10-22 | 3 | Change of route times due to the immense rush of freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1885-11-19 | 3 | She waii lay up for the winter at Manitowoc. Our only communication with the outside world will be by stage. | |
| 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 | 1884-04-17 | 3 | Route given with all stops. She will start as soon as the ice is out of Green Bay | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Corona | 1884-07-17 | 3 | Kewaunee. Unloaded fourteen self binders for Haney Bros. Farm machinery forms by far, the largest part of her freight now-a-days. |
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.