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 | 1891-10-24 | 5 | Went to pieces taking on cargo | |
| Door County Advocate | Steam-barge | Daisy Day | 1881-02-24 | 3 | Arrived minus rudder | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-04-27 | 3 | Lost part of her deck load | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Daisy Day | 1882-01-26 | 3 | Cleared from Ahnapee | |
| Door County Advocate | Daisy Day | 1881-10-20 | 2 | Damaged in harbor by being hit by schooner J. H. Sytevens | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-06-22 | 3 | From Clay Banks. The steambarge Daisy Day and the scow Sea Star loaded at the pier here last week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-06-15 | 3 | Captain Anderson, now in command of the Daisy Day, made his first trip north, bringing merchandise for our merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-06-15 | 3 | Captain Jacobs, formerly of the steambarge Daisy Day, has purchased the schooner Petrel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Daisy Day | 1882-05-04 | 3 | Kewaunee. Arrived and cleared during the week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-04-20 | 3 | Captain Jacobs of the steambarge Daisy Day had a warrant out for the arrest of Captain Williams of the schooner Telegraph for stealing. |
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.