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 | Steambarge | G. P. Heath | 1886-05-06 | 3 | In with a cargo of ties for Youngs & Fetzer was forced to return from Milwaukee as far as Sheboygan on account of the strikers to-day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | G. P. Heath | 1886-05-20 | 3 | The barge G. P. Heath was in port on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | G. P. Heath | 1886-04-29 | 3 | Streak of bad luck. Article from the Door County Advocate on its problem at the pier at Whitefish Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | G. P. Heath | 1886-01-21 | 3 | The steambarge G. P. Heath came in on Thursday last with the sch. Clara in tow. The Clara will lay up in this harbor for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | G. P. Heath | 1886-03-25 | 3 | In with 300 bags of land plaster for Sam Perry and Aug. Froemming. She left for Foscoro. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steambarge | G. P. Heath | 1886-01-14 | 3 | In port yesterday | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steambarge | G. P. Heath | 1887-05-05 | 3 | Burned off Centerville on Monday. All but one reached shore safely | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | G. P. Heath | 1886-07-01 | 3 | John Sonneman was seriously injured several months since by falling from the masthead is again O. K. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | G. P. Heath | 1886-05-06 | 3 | The barge G. P. Heath was in port on Monday, and loaded a cargo of baled hay for L. J. Conway. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | G. P. Heath | 1886-04-15 | 3 | The steambarge made three trips with wood between this port and Milwaukee. |
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.