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 | Evening Star | 1878-03-14 | 10 | Arrived here this week and loaded ice for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Evening Star | 1878-02-28 | 8 | Arrived at this port during the week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Evening Star | 1878-02-28 | 8 | Matt Brown has shipped aboard the Evening Star as cook. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Evening Star | 1879-03-13 | 8 | Capt. Alex. Doak has command of the schooner Evening Star, and is expected here with her every day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Evening Star | 1878-09-12 | 8 | The Evening Star, Captain Doak, loaded with deals at Green Bay last week and cleared for Quebec, Canada. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Evening Star | 1878-07-18 | 8 | She came up to this port to load and to give the boys a chance to see home again. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Evening Star | 1878-04-25 | 12 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 19 from Chicago. Departed 20th for Chicago with 110,000 feet of lumber for Bottkol Brothers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Evening Star | 1878-04-25 | 12 | Captain John Doak, master of the Evening Star, paraded the streets wearing a coat but twenty days out from Germany. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Evening Star | 1878-05-02 | 8 | Mr. Botkol says he lost several hundred dollars on shipment of basswood lumber. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Evening Star | 1878-06-20 | 8 | The Evening Star, of Sheboygan, cleared from Muskegon on the 15th with 210,000 deals for Oswego. |
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.