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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | El Tempo | 1869-04-09 | 1 | Manitowoc vessel, 165.91 tons | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | El Tempo | 1869-12-09 | 1 | Dismantled and gone into winter quarters at this port | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | El Tempo | 1870-03-17 | 3 | Hailing from Manitowoc, commanded by T. Tostenson | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | El Tempo | 1881-06-30 | 3 | Tonnage 213, built at Manitowoc in 1857 by Goodwin | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | El Tempo | 1887-10-20 | 3 | Was built here 30 years ago. Hull burned in Chicago on Sunday | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Yacht | El Tempo | 8 | Mr. Schuette+s yacht arrived in port after a week+s cruise on Lake Michigan. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | El Tempo | 1880-08-19 | 3 | F. Swaty & Son are loading the schooners El Tempo with 5,500 ties and the Madona with 3,000 posts. Both craft will depart to-day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | El Tempo | 1880-09-02 | 3 | The schooners El Tempo and J. H. Stevens will load for F. Swaty & Son. The El Tempo will load 70 cords of bark and 4,700 posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | El Tempo | 1880-07-22 | 3 | The schooner El Tempo shipped a cargo of 5,200 ties for F. Swaty & Son, on Friday, and departed the same day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | El Tempo | 1880-08-05 | 3 | F. Swaty & Son shipped on schooners J. H. Stevens, Sun., 60 cords bark; El Tempo, Mon. 5,500 ties; Silver Cloud, Wed. 100 cds bark. |
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.