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 | Elida | 1880-12-09 | 3 | The tug Hagerman was unsuccessful in her attempt to release the sch. Elida from the ice at Egg Harbor, and returned to Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Elida | 1880-12-02 | 3 | The schooner Elida was frozen in at Egg Harbor last week, and the tug Hagerman left Milw. For that place Sunday to release the vessel. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Elida J. Christianson | 1900-03-31 | 1 | Transfer recorded at Milwaukee office | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Elign | 1897-11-20 | 1 | To Menominee | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Eliphicke | 1904-10-22 | 1 | Loaded 421,000 bu. of grain | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Eliza | 1891-05-23 | 8 | Loaded wood at Rawleys Bay | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Eliza | 1876-05-18 | 8 | Remained at this port during the storm of Sunday and Monday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Eliza | 1877-05-03 | 3 | Sunk and dismasted while lying at anchor | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Eliza | 1872-08-22 | 3 | In from Kenosha | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Eliza | 1870-04-11 | 4 | Arrived Apr. 5, Milwaukee. Cleared Apr. 5 Milwaukee, 24 cds. wood |
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.