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 | Ella Doak | 1924-12-05 | 1 | Big article on Ella Doak's leap over harbor bar here on Christmas day 1873. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barkendine | Ella Doak | 1920-01-09 | 1 | Big article on the "Schooner Jumps Bar". | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Ella Doak | 1872-11-21 | 3 | Driven ashore at Kewaunee on Wed. - lies about 100+ from shore | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ella Doak | 1876-04-27 | 8 | James Tuffts and Capt. Alex. Doak went to visit the wreck. Tuffts has the contract to get it from the beach. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ella Doak | 1876-03-16 | 8 | Jas. Tuffts has taken the contract from Capt. Doaks to rebuild the Ella Doak for $1500. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ella Doak | 1875-04-29 | 8 | Cleared on the night of the 21st, with wood for S. Perry. Loaded in harbor. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ella Doak | 1875-06-03 | 8 | At Clay Banks, Saturday, the Ella Doak shipped a cargo of wood for Fax & Bro., of this village. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ella Doak | 1875-07-29 | 8 | Underwent slight repairs at this port last week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ella Doak | 1875-09-09 | 8 | Capt. Doak has hauled her out. Now needs to stop the leaks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ella Doak | 1875-09-02 | 8 | Green Bay Advocate says it is a total wreck. She lies on the beach near Hedgehog Harbor |
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.