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 | Barge | G. T. Burroughs | 1887-08-04 | 3 | In port for a short time on Monday to allow G. W. Youngs to take passage on her to Egg Harbor, for which port she was bound. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | G. T. Burroughs | 1887-11-17 | 3 | The steambarge G. T. Burroughs is employed in freighting the grain purchased by L. J. Conway & Son to southern markets. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | G. T. Burroughs | 1887-10-27 | 3 | Loaded a cargo of 35 tons of baled hay at Conway & Son's hay press. It was consigned to ford river. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | G. T. Burroughs | 1889-06-13 | 3 | The barge G. T. Burroughs was in port on Friday and took a full load of hay from Conway & Son's press, for northern ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | G. T. Burroughs | 1882-05-04 | 3 | Kewaunee. Propeller G. T. Burroughs arrived and cleared during the week. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | G. T. Burroughs | 1883-01-25 | 3 | Engine receiving thorough overhauling from fire in 1881 | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | G. T. Burroughs | 1883-05-17 | 3 | Chartered for lumber | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | G. T. Burroughs | 1883-07-12 | 3 | Chartered to carry lumber | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | G. T. Burroughs | 1884-12-25 | 3 | Nearly going to Davy Jones | |
| Door County Advocate | Propeller | G. T. Burroughs | 1888-01-28 | 3 | One of three craft in commission on L. Mich. |
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.