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 | Driver | 1883-06-21 | 3 | Clay Banks. The Driver loaded at the pier here Tuesday. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Driver | 1864-12-02 | 1 | Made winter quarters in our river | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Driver | 1873-09-18 | 4 | Is in trouble at Taylor & Bach+s pier at Carlton | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Driver | 1873-10-09 | 4 | Repairs nearly finished in the dry dock | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Driver | 1880-03-18 | 3 | Loading ice to Chicago | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Driver | 1880-05-27 | 3 | Shipments by F. Swaty & Son the past week. 7,000 posts. Cleared to-day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Driver | 1880-09-02 | 3 | The schooner Driver, with 4,700 ties for Aug. Froeming, departed on Wednesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Driver | 1882-05-11 | 3 | The schooner Driver and schooner Regulator collided at Clay Banks. The Driver had her jibboom carried away and damage to head gear. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Driver | 1882-05-25 | 3 | From Clay Banks. The Driver, of Chicago, took on 8,000 posts for Swaty & Fellows and cleared Wednesday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Driver | 1882-07-27 | 3 | Clay Banks. Two vessels cleared Monday evening, the Driver with a cargo of bark for F. Paarmann, and the other for Swaty & Fellows. |
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.