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 | 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Eliza Day | 1887-04-28 | 3 | Cleared, 5,000 ties, Chicago. | ||
| 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 | 1886-10-28 | 3 | The schooners Lady Ellen, Tempest, Ole Olson, Odd Fellow, William Finch, Sea Star and Eliza Day were in port the latter part of last week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Eliza Day | 1911-08-25 | 1 | Built at Green Bay in 1869, capsized in deep water 18 miles south of Alpena. Crew was saved. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Eliza Day | 1905-06-24 | 1 | Was hit by steamer Mohawk | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Eliza Day | 1906-05-04 | 1 | Stranded on Graham shoals and released | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Eliza Day | 1906-12-13 | 1 | Interest sold | |
| Door County Advocate | Eliza Day | 1896-04-11 | 5 | Appointments given - Sheboygan fleet | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Eliza Day | 1904-06-04 | 1 | Loaded with cedar posts |
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.