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 | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-06-01 | 3 | The Daisy Day stopped here to discharge merchandise. The barge has been sold to a Chicago party who will run her on this shore. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-05-25 | 3 | The scow Success cleared for Chicago Fri. with a cargo of ties for Samuel Perry. She was towed out of the harbor by the Daisy Day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-05-18 | 3 | She discharged back freight and cleared for the ship canal for wood to-day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Daisy Day | 1881-10-13 | 3 | She made two trips to Milwaukee this week, taking 14000 bu. wheat, 1200 bushels peas and 800 bu. for L. J. Conway and Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Daisy Day | 1881-10-20 | 3 | The Daisy Day cleared for Milwaukee last Sunday with 7000 bushels of wheat and 80 bushels of potatoes for L. J. Conway & Son. | ||
| 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 | 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 | 1882-03-02 | 3 | The barge Daisy Day arrived in port Monday and took on potatoes and grain 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 | 1881-12-15 | 3 | The barge Daisy Day passed this port Monday night, with cord wood from Whitefish Bay to Milwaukee, 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.