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 | 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 | Propeller | Depere | 1884-12-18 | 3 | Landed merchandise for our merchants and took on several cars of fresh fish for our dealers and farm produce for Jeff Teweles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1885-01-22 | 3 | Had a rough experience on her way south during the gale. Reached Milwaukee in safety. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1885-01-29 | 3 | The propeller Depere was in port Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1885-04-09 | 3 | Reached here Monday with freight for Ahanpee merchants. She took on considerable amount of produce for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1885-03-05 | 3 | Left Milwaukee Sunday afternoon. It took 24 hours to reach Sheboygan. She is expected here this afternoon or tonight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1885-12-03 | 3 | The propeller Depere made her first trip to this port on Sunday and discharged considerable freight for our business men. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1885-12-24 | 3 | The propeller Depere, now making regular trips between here and southern points. Is in our harbor with a heavy cargo of freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1886-01-07 | 3 | In with a good load of freight for our merchants. She took out about 100 boxes of cheese from the Forestville cheese factory. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Depere | 1886-02-25 | 3 | Came in with quite a lot of freight and several passengers. She took out only a little freight. |
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.