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 | 1882-07-13 | 3 | The Driver took on a cargo of bark and wood for Swaty & Fellows, the El Tempo a load of bark for F. Paarmann, at Clay Banks pier, Tues. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Driver | 1882-05-11 | 3 | Clay Banks. Schooner Driver and Regulator collided. Information on damage to both vessels. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Driver | 1882-06-08 | 3 | From Clay Banks. Two vessels, the Sea Star and Driver, loaded at the pier here last week. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Driver | 1880-06-10 | 3 | The schooner Driver, with 6,500 posts for Swaty & Son, departed from Foscoro last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Driver | 1880-09-02 | 3 | The schooner Driver, with 4,700 ties for Aug. Froeming, departed on Wednesday. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Driver | 1865-11-17 | 2 | Capsized on L. Michigan - discovered from pier at Grand Haven | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Driver | 1873-09-25 | 4 | Gotten off at Carlton and towed here and went into the dock | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Driver | 1878-08-01 | 3 | Loading cheese boxes from Grey & Bros. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Driver | 1880-11-25 | 3 | Forced into harbor due to heavy covering of ice | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Driver | 1883-05-17 | 3 | The sch. Driver was in port Monday. She was towed up from Clay Banks by the tug Commodore Nutt, the wind having been unfavorable |
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.