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 | Garabaldi | 1876-11-02 | 8 | Captain Charley Wentworth, took out a cargo of 350 bushels of potatoes last Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Garabaldi | 1876-10-26 | 8 | In port for cargoes of "Murpheys." | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Garabaldi | 1876-11-02 | 8 | "Hod" Van Doozer has shipped as mate on the schooner. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Garabaldi | 1876-10-26 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee Oct. 24, in harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Garden City | 1881-03-17 | 3 | The propeller Garden City will be converted into a steambarge at Milwaukee. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Garden City | 1901-08-31 | 1 | In port | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Garden City | 1902-10-18 | 1 | Destroyed by fire on Saginaw river | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Garden City | 1880-04-22 | 3 | The propeller Garden City arrived with two of crew of schooner Exchange, which she found dismasted and waterlogged. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Garden City | 1899-05-13 | 1 | Arrived from Cleveland | |
| Door County Advocate | Propeller | Garden City | 1881-05-12 | 3 | Forced a passage through the Straits of Mackinaw |
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.