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 | Steamer | Georgia | 1915-08-06 | 2 | Kewaunee. Heavy sea on Lake Michigan causes Georgia to give up attempt to land here Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Liner | Georgia | 1915-02-12 | 3 | Kewaunee. The carferry Ann Arbor No. 5 and the liner Georgia finally made their way through the ice. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1915-08-27 | 4 | Steamer Georgia arrived two days late from the north. She will be placed in dry dock at Manitowoc for minor repairs. The steamer Arizona northbound was another caller. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1916-06-23 | 2 | Kewaunee. Now Goodrich Line schedule for the Steamers Carolina and Georgia and the Freighter Nevada opens next week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1916-04-21 | 1 | The steamer Georgia called at Kewaunee on her first trip north taking the Arizona's place which has been on the run north since last fall. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1919-08-01 | 1 | The steamer Georgia of the Goodrich line was in port Wednesday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1917-03-02 | 1 | In port for the first time in two weeks due to weather conditions. She encountered as much as four inches of ice all the way north from Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1917-05-11 | 1 | The steamer Georgia of the Goodrich Transportation Company came into port last Sunday evening from the south and discharged a considerable cargo of freight for local merchants. | |
| 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 | 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. |
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.