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 | 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 | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-04-13 | 3 | The steambarge Daisy Day came into port last night. She brought considerable quantities of goods for our merchants. | |
| 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-04-27 | 3 | Clay Banks. The steambarge was at this port last week and took on 3,000 ties for F. Paarmann. Then rolled part of her deckload off. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Daisy Day | 1881-09-29 | 3 | Barge Daisy Day took wheat and potatoes for L. J. Conway & Son. She had on a deckload of bark from across the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1881-09-15 | 3 | The steambarge Daisy Day cleared for Milwaukee with 7000 bushels grain for L. J. Conway & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1881-09-15 | 3 | Sam Perry will ship 2,595 pounds of batter per steambarge Daisy Day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam barge | Daisy Day | 1880-04-22 | 3 | The new steam barge was launched at Manitowoc last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1881-03-24 | 3 | Arrived with a quantity of freight. Left for Bailey's Harbor for which place she had considerable freight. |
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.