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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Empire State | 1 | Barry liner had a small fire enroute from Sturgeon Bay to Kewaunee Sat. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Empire State | 1904-01-22 | 1 | Rumors that the streamer Badger State and Empire State of the Barry line will again enter into competition with Goodrich line on the west shore of Lake Michigan and Green bay ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Empire State | 1903-04-17 | 1 | The Barry steamers have been taken off the Lake Shore run. Information given where the Empire and Badger State and the City of Freemont will run. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Empire State | 1902-05-30 | 1 | In port on her way south with a large consignment of freight for local dealers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Empire State | 1902-03-07 | 1 | Arrangements made for Barry boats to land here. The new line will probably have the Empire State and Badger State on this run. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Empire State | 1901-11-15 | 1 | The steamers Badger State and Empire State were recently purchased by the Barry Bros. of Chicago and will be given a general overhauling and new machinery placed in them. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Empire State | 1 | One of winter fleet at Manitowoc. Gross tonnage 1116. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Empire State | 1912-03-15 | 3 | One of the vessels mentioned in a big article written by an old steamboat man of forty odd years and given in the Chicago Magazine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Empire State | 1902-07-18 | 1 | The steamer Empire State of the Barry line laid at Menominee a couple of days this week, owing to her machinery being disabled. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Empire State | 1902-09-19 | 1 | The steamer Empire State was disabled at Sturgeon Bay. The steamer City of Grand Rapids will take her place until she is repaired. |
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.