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 | Yacht | Alice | 1885-07-30 | 3 | Owned by Ira C. Edwards, editor of the Northwestern Christian Advocate, of Chicago, was in the harbor the latter part of last week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Alice | 1877-07-12 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 7 from Crossville with 16 cds of bark. Cleared 10th for Two Rivers with 16 cords of bark. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Alice | 1890-08-09 | 5 | Owner says he hasn t made any money in the past 3 or 4 years | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Alice | 1916-11-03 | 2 | The schooner Lucy A. Simpson is one of the only seven large sailing craft now plying the lakes. The others of her class are the Stafford, Kewaunee, Alice, Grand Haven, J. B. Taylor, and Edward Skeel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Alice | 1877-10-25 | 8 | The schooner which was badly injured in Manitowoc harbor by the storm a week ago, has been hauled out for repairs. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Alice B. Morris | 1896-06-18 | 2 | Arrived, Buffalo, coal; | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Alice B. Noris | 1926-01-15 | 14 | Picture in fleet wintering in Sturgeon Bay | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Alice B. Norris | 1913-04-03 | 1 | Hines fleet apt. | |
| Door County Advocate | Consort | Alice B. Norris | 1910-09-01 | 1 | Got a terrific shaking up in the blow | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Alice B. Norris | 1893-06-01 | 3 | Brought a cargo of coal for the Goodrich Line on Monday. |
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.