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 | Propeller | Depere | 1880-02-05 | 4 | Recently unloaded a large consignment of goods at this place for A. W. Lawrence & Co., of Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1884-03-06 | 3 | Landed large quantities of goods here for our merchants. Met large ice fields on her return, after passing Two Creeks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1883-12-27 | 3 | Due to the storm was driven either down or across the lake. Owners became anxious for her. She was seen to pass here going south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1883-11-22 | 3 | The Chicago will be laid up as soon as the propeller Depere returns from her northern trip. Depere and Ludington routes given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1879-12-11 | 4 | The steamer Chicago went into winter quarters at Manitowoc. The propeller Depere will make occasional trip here this winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Depere | 1878-10-17 | 10 | The Menominee is taking the place of the Oconto, not the DePere. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1878-10-10 | 8 | The Depere went by in a fog last Tuesday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1878-01-24 | 8 | Made her regular semi-monthly trip to this place today. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1878-03-07 | 10 | The propeller Depere made her regular visit to this city last Monday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1877-12-06 | 8 | The propeller will run between Milwaukee and Chicago during the winter. |
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.