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 | Steamer | Daisy Day | 1881-10-27 | 3 | Steamer Daisy Day cleared for milwaukee Saturday with 7000 bushels wheat and 1000 bushels peas for L. J. Conway & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Daisy Day | 1881-11-03 | 3 | The steamer Daisy Day cleared Tuesday, for Milwaukee, with grain for L. J. Conway & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam barge | Daisy Day | 1881-09-22 | 3 | Steam barge Daisy Day loaded with grain for L. J. Conway & Son, cleared for Milwaukee, Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Daisy Day | 1881-10-06 | 3 | The Daisy Day is loading wheat for Conway & Son and will clear for Milwaukee to-day. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Daisy Day | 1881-11-17 | 3 | The barge Daisy Day came into port Saturday and cleared Sunday morning for Norwood, Michigan, for a cargo of bark for Two Rivers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Daisy Day | 1882-01-19 | 3 | The barge Daisy Day loaded with grain for L. J. Conway & Son Sunday and departed for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Daisy Day | 1881-12-22 | 3 | Into port with merchandise for dealers here. Loaded grain for L. J. Conway & Son for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Daisy Day | 1882-03-30 | 3 | From Clay Banks. The barge Daisy Day discharged the Clay Banks' freight at Foscoro on her last trip north. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Daisy Day | 1882-03-30 | 3 | The barge Daisy Day touched at this port on her way south Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-03-23 | 3 | The steambarge Daisy Day arrived in port last night. She will go to Whitefish Bay for L. J. Conway & Son. |
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.