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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Eliza Day | 1902-12-06 | 1 | Brought up in the mud due to error in sighting | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Eliza Day | 1911-08-31 | 1 | Report on condition | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Eliza Day | 1883-11-22 | 3 | Schooners Tempest, with wood for Milwaukee; Eliza, lumber laden; Eliza Day, lumber laden, and the Conquest, light, were in for shelter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Eliza Day | 1887-04-28 | 3 | Cleared, 5,000 ties, Chicago. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Eliza Day | 1887-04-21 | 3 | Ahnapee. Arr. Tues. Sch. Felicitous, Eliza Day. Wed. sch. Charlotte Raab, Forrest, Conquest, Lizzie Doak, Petrel and Francis Minor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooners | Eliza Day | 1887-06-02 | 3 | The schooners Industry, Eliza Day, Lady Ellen, Finch and Tempest were among the clearances this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Eliza Day | 1886-07-15 | 3 | The schooners W. H. Hawkins, Eliza Day, Lady Ellen and Tempest took cargo form this port this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Eliza Day | 1886-11-11 | 3 | The schooner Eliza Day is in port and is loading a cargo of ties at Sam Perry's dock. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Eliza Day | 1887-08-25 | 3 | The schooner Eliza Day loaded ties at this port and the small schooner Tempest and scow Lady Ellen each loaded with bark. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Eliza Day | 1905-10-21 | 1 | On dock for recalking and a new centerboard |
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.