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 | 1886-04-01 | 3 | The steamer Depere came in on Saturday and had her usual quota of passengers and freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1886-04-08 | 3 | The str Corona is expected to arrive in this port about the 20th of this month. The Depere will then be put on the east shore of the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Depere | 1877-03-22 | 8 | Came in Monday morning and landed a large amount of freight. The captain reports considerable ice in lake. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Depere | 1877-03-15 | 8 | Will leave Milwaukee for Ahnapee tomorrow (Friday) night. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Depere | 1877-03-15 | 8 | Captain Gillman, reports meeting large fields of ice, on his last trip. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1877-01-04 | 8 | Landed considerable freight at this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1877-02-08 | 8 | The propeller will leave Milwaukee for Ahnapee and Horns Pier next Tuesday morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1876-04-20 | 8 | Goodrich Line. Ludington and Manistee route. Captain J. Gillman | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1884-12-18 | 3 | Loaded a large amount of grain. She left large quantities of freight for our merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1885-01-22 | 3 | Discharged merchandise and took on board 3 or 4 thousand bu. of pease, barley, & c for Conway & Son and Jeff Teweles. |
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.