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. T. Burroughs | 1885-11-19 | 3 | The steambarge G. T. Burroughs took out several thousand bushels of wheat on Tuesday for L. J. Conway & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | G. T. Burroughs | 1886-04-22 | 3 | took out a load of baled hay for L. J. Conway & Son. Sshe will unload at Jacksonport. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | G. T. Burroughs | 1886-07-15 | 3 | Rumored that the barge will carry excursionists from Kewaunee to Sturgeon Bay for 50 cents round trip. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | G. T. Burroughs | 1887-09-08 | 3 | The barge G. T. Burroughs was in port on Wednesday and took on a cargo of baled hay for L. J. Conway & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | G. T. Burroughs | 1887-11-10 | 3 | The firm of Conway & Son shipped another cargo of baled hay on the barge G. T. Burroughs on Friday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | G. T. Burroughs | 1888-04-19 | 3 | In port and unloaded a number of wagons for Haney Bros. ON return she took on a cargo of 7,000 bu. wheat and 140 bales of hay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | G. T. Burroughs | 1885-12-03 | 3 | The steambarge G. T. Burroughs arrived in port on Sun. and departed with a cargo of grain for L. J. Conway & Son on the same day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | G. T. Burroughs | 1886-04-29 | 3 | The steambarge G. T. Burroughs took out a load of wheat for L. J. Conway & Son on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | G. T. Burroughs | 1886-05-27 | 3 | The barges G. T. Burroughs and G. P. Heath both loaded cargoes at this port last. | |
| 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. |
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.