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 | Hooker | Daisy | 1891-05-28 | 3 | Nels Nelson leased the Daisy and will trade between here and Menominee this season. He took a load of butter and eggs. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Daisy | 1909-04-22 | 1 | Damaged by fire | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Yacht | Daisy | 1899-07-28 | 2 | The little yacht Daisy of Manitowoc was in port Thursday with a party of pleasure seekers aboard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Daisy | 1891-09-17 | 3 | The Daisy, a small trading boat owned here, came in last Saturday with a load of lath. She takes produce for the northern markets. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Daisy | 1876-09-14 | 8 | Ashore at Foscoro, has gone to pieces. The captain sold the wreck and cargo to C. L. Fellows | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Daisy | 1879-04-17 | 8 | Captain Wm. Henry has launched the Daisy and will commence fishing in a few days. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Daisy | 1882-07-13 | 3 | Jacob Beller paid $3,300 for the steamer Daisy, so says the Milwaukee Republican. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Daisy Bay | 1884-05-15 | 3 | Wheat to Sheboygan | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1885-05-07 | 3 | Arrived from south | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1885-07-02 | 3 | Underwriters refuse to pay for jettisoned grain |
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.