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 | G. Brown | 1896-09-17 | 3 | The little schooner G. Brown cleared Sunday morning for the north. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | G. Brown | 1896-10-15 | 3 | The little schooner G. Brown came in here Sunday, from Michigan, with a cargo of fruit. This will probably be the last trip for the Brown this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | G. Brown | 1897-06-24 | 3 | The schooner G. Brown arrived in port last Friday with a cargo of shingles and lath. She cleared Monday to Menominee with butter and eggs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | G. Brown | 1896-08-13 | 3 | The little schooner G. Brown arrived here light from the north last Monday. She is receiving a cargo of farm produce for Michigan ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | G. Brown | 1896-10-01 | 3 | The schooner G. Brown came in from Menominee Saturday, lumber laden. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | G. Brown | 1896-10-22 | 3 | The schooner G. Brown cleared last Friday for Menominee, Capt. Nelson hoping to dispose of the vessel's cargo of fruit. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | G. C. Markham | 1898-04-30 | 1 | Loaded lumber at Milwaukee | |
| Door County Advocate | Propeller | G. C. Truesdell | 1882-11-23 | 3 | To be overhauled in Milwaukee | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | G. C. Trumpee | 1873-07-17 | 4 | Launched by shipyard Windiate & Butler | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | G. C. Trumpff | 1879-11-13 | 3 | Ashore on Summer Island Reef, near Green Bay |
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.