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 | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | De Pere | 1875-04-08 | 8 | Route and officer's given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | De Pere | 1891-03-12 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer De Pere is expected here to-night. This will be the first trip of that steamer this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | De Pere | 1890-03-06 | 3 | Propeller is several days behind due to an accident to her machinery, which occurred at Chicago on Monday. | |
| 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 | 1879-04-10 | 8 | On Chicago, Ludington and Manistee route. Commander John W. Gillman. | |
| 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. | |
| Door County Advocate | De Pere | 1888-04-14 | 3 | Officers listed | ||
| 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 |
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.