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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Georgia | 1898-06-02 | 3 | Left yesterday for Chicago to complete her fitting out. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Georgia | 1898-07-28 | 4 | In the dry dock. Her propeller wheel struck a log and was slightly damaged. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Georgia | 1899-02-16 | 4 | Assisted tug Arctic in releasing Iowa from ice pack. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Georgia | 1898-07-15 | 3 | In port on her way north. There were upwards of 100 passengers on board who took a trip up the lake to escape the hot weather. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1898-09-23 | 3 | The steamer Georgia has made its last trip of the season. The Iowa will be going on this route. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Georgia | 1899-06-02 | 3 | On Monday the Georgia was loaded down decks to having on a large quantity of farm machinery. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1898-11-11 | 3 | While the steamer Georgia was entering this port last Sunday she disabled her steering gear. Repairs were made at this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Georgia | 1898-12-23 | 3 | The Goodrich company will run a boat to this port twice a week during the winter. The four boats used are the Georgia, Atlanta, Iowa and Racine. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1899-12-15 | 1 | Last boat of the line to go north, hereafter they will not go any further north than Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1899-11-10 | 3 | The Atlanta, Georgia and Chicago all came in on Monday. |
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.