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 | 1878-02-28 | 8 | Arrived at this port during the week and departed. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1877-12-06 | 8 | The propeller will run between Milwaukee and Chicago during the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1878-10-10 | 8 | The Depere went by in a fog last Tuesday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1878-11-28 | 8 | Struck a log at Manistee and broke every bucket of her wheel off. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1879-02-27 | 8 | The Depere touched at this port Monday, bringing a small amount of merchandise and also taking some from this place. | |
| 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 | Propeller | Depere | 1880-01-29 | 4 | The propeller, enroute for Horn's Pier, where she landed a large number of men, who will engage in the ice business at S. B. | |
| 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 | 1880-03-04 | 4 | The Depere was out in the severe storm of Saturday night, but being under the west shore reached Chicago in safety on Sunday. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Propeller | Depere | 1887-01-06 | 3 | Landed freight at Lily Bay |
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.