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 | 1875-08-26 | 8 | Stranded at Hedgehog Harbor. Will be got off beach and brought here for repairs. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ella Doak | 1875-09-30 | 8 | To be slid into the water some time this week. Has been repaired. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ella Doak | 1875-10-28 | 8 | Capt. John Doak returned from Hedgehog stating she is a total wreck. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Ella Doak | 1874-08-20 | 8 | The scow Ella Doak has been chartered by Captain McDonald to enter the stone business at Portage. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ella Doak | 1874-12-03 | 8 | Hit dock at Sheboygan, capsized in lake, righted and now lies in the river at Sheboygan. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ella Doak | 1874-10-29 | 8 | The schooner Ella Doak and Hinsdale loaded with railroad ties at Vose's dock Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Ella Doak | 1874-09-24 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee Sept. 18 for Racine with lumber, posts & wood for G. W. Youngs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ella Doak | 1875-03-18 | 8 | Captain John Doak whose vessel is in Sheboygan, will soon leave for that port. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Ella Doak | 1874-05-14 | 3 | Capt. John Doak said he observed a schooner water logged and capsized and then it sank. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Ella Doak | 1874-04-30 | 3 | Cleared Ahnapee April 27 for Clay Banks light. |
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.