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 | Steamer | De Graff | 1909-12-30 | 1 | Hold record of cargo of coal season closed 12,885 tons | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Propeller | De Pere | 1881-06-30 | 3 | Tonnage 736, built at Manitowoc in 1873 by G. S. Rand | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | De Pere | 1890-01-09 | 3 | In port and discharged freight for local merchants. She loaded several hundred bu. of potatoes for C. G. Boat consigned to Milw. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | De Pere | 1912-05-17 | 7 | One of the vessels mentioned in a big article written by an old steamboat man of forty odd years and given in the Chicago Magazine. This is a continuation of previous articles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | De Pere | 1891-04-02 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer De Pere was in this port last Sunday, and the Ludington was in on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | De Pere | 1890-02-27 | 3 | The De Pere was in port on Monday morning and after discharging her cargo of merchandise took on 300,000 shingles for S. L. Hall | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | De Pere | 1890-04-17 | 3 | Steamer Muskegon will replace the Corona. The Ludington will, when repaired, will replace the Muskegon. De Pere will be the same. | |
| Door County Advocate | De Pere | 1888-04-14 | 3 | Officers listed | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | De Pere | 1879-04-10 | 8 | On Chicago, Ludington and Manistee route. Commander John W. Gillman. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | De Pere | 1890-02-13 | 3 | In port on Monday and discharged a large quantity of local freight. She took on about 5,000 pounds of cheese from local buyers. |
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.