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 | Daisy Day | 1884-12-04 | 3 | The Daisy Day loaded with grain for I. H. Richards & Co., Tuesday, and departed for Milwaukee in the afternoon. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1884-11-06 | 3 | Took on part of a load at Bay View, Door Co., for L. J. Conway & Son, and finished out her cargo at their warehouse in the city. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1885-01-08 | 3 | The steambarge Daisy Day was in port last Friday and took on a cargo of wheat for Conway & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1885-01-15 | 3 | Kewaunee. The steambarge Daisy Day was in port on Wednesday, and took on a cargo of grain for L. J. Conway & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Daisy Day | 1884-10-30 | 3 | The barge Daisy Day is loading with grain for L. J. Conway & Son to-day , and will clear this evening. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Daisy Day | 1884-10-09 | 3 | The barge Daisy Day loaded with hay for L. J. Conway & Son, Monday afternoon and cleared for Manistee, Mich., the same evening. | |
| 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 | The scow Sea Star was towed to Foscoro on Tuesday by the steambarge Daisy Day. The star loaded wood for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam barge | Daisy Day | 1880-12-23 | 3 | Will make regular weekly trips here, weather permitting. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam barge | Daisy Day | 1881-02-03 | 3 | From Kewaunee. The steam barge Daisy Day landed a large amount of freight for Jos. Duvall & Co. at their pier last Sunday. |
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.