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 | 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 | 1880-07-29 | 3 | Correction on erroneous report of damage to vessel and loss of deck load. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | El Tempo | 1880-06-17 | 3 | Chapman, with 35 cords wood and 2,000 posts and El Tempo 7,000 posts for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | El Tempo | 1880-07-01 | 3 | F. Swaty & Son loaded the schooner El Tempo with 5,300 ties, and she departed on Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | El Tempo | 1880-05-27 | 3 | Shipments by F. Swaty & Son the past week. 5,000 ties. Cleared to-day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | El Tempo | 1882-03-09 | 3 | The schooner El Tempo will leave ? Ahnapee the first of April. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | El Tempo | 1882-05-04 | 3 | The schooner El Tempo, with 7,100 posts for F. Swaty & Son, cleared for Chicago Saturday evening. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | El Tempo | 1882-05-18 | 3 | The schooner El Tempo, of Chicago, came in port Saturday and cleared Monday with 7,100 posts for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | El Tempo | 1882-07-13 | 3 | The following craft arrived last Thursday evening: Schooners E. Stevenson, Island City and El Tempo, and the scow Success. |
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.