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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1885-07-02 | 3 | Underwriters refuse to pay for jettisoned grain | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1883-05-10 | 3 | Being converted into an excursion boat | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1883-04-05 | 3 | Capt. John Jacobs owner | |
| Door County Advocate | Propeller | Daisy Day | 1887-12-17 | 3 | Marine disaster report on it for 1886 | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1891-10-24 | 5 | Went to pieces taking on cargo | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1883-12-06 | 3 | The steambarge Daisy Day took on a cargo of grain here Tuesday, for the Simone-Arndt Co., for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1883-12-20 | 3 | Touched here. She was bound for Clay Banks with merchandise for A. J. Fellner & Co. of that place. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1883-07-05 | 3 | The steambarge Daisy Day was in port to day, loading grain for L. J. Conway & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1885-11-05 | 3 | The steambarge Daisy Day will hereafter make regular trips between Ahnapee, Milwaukee and intermediate points, taking grain to Milw. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1885-09-03 | 3 | The steambarge Daisy Day was in port on Saturday. She took a cargo of wheat from L. J. Conway & Son and Jeff. Teweles. |
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.