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 | D. A. Wells | 1881-11-03 | 3 | The schooner D. A. Wells loaded with potatoes and deck load of ties, cleared for Milwaukee, Wednesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | D. A. Wells | 1881-10-13 | 3 | Found shelter in harbor. Steamer Daisy Day, schooners J. H. Stevens, L. J. Conway, Willis A. Smith, Dawn, D. A. Wells, Tempest, scow Laurel | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | D. A. Wells | 1880-10-21 | 3 | The schooner D. A. Wells, lumber laden, is in port windbound. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | D. A. Wells | 1901-07-20 | 1 | Master showed exhibition of skills | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | D. A. Wells | 1909-04-15 | 1 | Had a rough time in storm | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | D. A. Wells | 1906-12-20 | 1 | Reported lost - turned up safe | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | D. A. Wells | 1905-07-29 | 1 | On boxes for touching up and calking | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | D. A. Wells | 1881-10-13 | 3 | The schooner D. A. Wells cleared with 1800 bushels peas and 800 bushels potatoes for M. Teweles, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | D. A. Wells | 1880-11-18 | 3 | Schooner Spry, in recovering the anchors, chains, etc. of the sunken schooner D. A. Wells was run into by the schooner Lucia A. Simpson. | |
| Door County Advocate | D. A. Wells | 1896-04-11 | 5 | Appointments given - Sheboygan fleet |
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.