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 | Ella Doak | 1874-10-29 | 8 | The schooner Ella Doak brought in large amounts of merchandise on her last trip. | |
| 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 | 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 Ella Doak loaded at Stransky's dock week before last, instead of Vose's as stated in the Record. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Ella Doak | 1874-06-25 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee June 25 for Chicago with 65 cords of wood for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Ella Doak | 1874-05-14 | 3 | Cleared Ahnapee May 8 for Racine with 70 m lumber for G. W. Youngs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Ella Doak | 1874-04-30 | 3 | Cleared Ahnapee April 27 for Clay Banks light. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Ella Doak | 1874-04-09 | 3 | Sprang a leak on her last trip to Milwaukee, and it was only by the utmost exertion that she was kept afloat long enough to reach her destination. | |
| 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 | Scow | Ella Doak | 1874-10-08 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee Sept. 29 for Racine with wood for S. Perry and F. Swaty & Son and lumber for A. Hall & Co. |
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.