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 | Gardner | 1879-07-10 | 4 | Went ashore at Lincoln Park nearly two years ago. Different attempts made to get the schooner off the beach. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Gardner | 1879-07-31 | 4 | As soon as a new channel 75 or 100 feet in length and 3 feet in depth is dredged and the vessel is pumped out she can be floated. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Gardner | 1892-07-09 | 5 | Towing schooner Tioga | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Gardner | 1879-08-07 | 4 | Has been set afloat and is now in dry dock in Chicago. The expense of removing her has been double her worth. | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Gardner | 1898-07-16 | 1 | Unloaded coal at Menominee River coal dock | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Garibaldi | 1880-04-22 | 3 | The captain of the Garibaldi was drowned. The only man left on board was rescued by sch. Belle Mitchell. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Garibaldi | 1877-08-09 | 8 | Is being repainted and fitted up, preparatory to the fruit trade. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Garibaldi | 1877-04-26 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 21 from Racine, mdse: Cleared 25 for Travis By, light. | |
| Door County Advocate | Hooker | Garibaldi | 1881-06-23 | 3 | Paid toll through canal by giving up dog | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Garibaldi | 1872-11-28 | 3 | Arrived Nov. 23, Racine, 160 bris apples Cleared Nov. 23, Racine, 10 cds wood |
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.