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 | 1900-08-24 | 1 | The Goodrich steamer Georgia stopped at this port on her way south Tuesday. She had a large number of passengers on board who had made the trip north. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1900-11-16 | 1 | The Goodrich steamer Georgia was in port Thursday morning and took on considerable freight. She had considerable difficulty in backing out. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1900-07-13 | 1 | The steamer Georgia was compelled to take freight for ports north of Manitowoc as the steamer Chicago had a full cargo for Menominee and Marinette | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1912-01-19 | 1 | Steamer Indiana was icebound several miles out of Chicago harbor for three days. She is safe in port in Chicago. Steamers Iowa and Georgia, which went to aid the Indiana had also become ice bound. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1911-06-23 | 3 | First trip of the summer with tourists. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1911-06-30 | 3 | In port upon a special trip to Washington Island. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1911-09-01 | 4 | Information on the season closing for the Goodrich Line vessels. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1912-05-10 | 1 | Goodrich schedule given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1912-04-12 | 1 | First boat to visit this port for many weeks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Georgia | 1912-05-17 | 7 | One of the vessels mentioned in a big article written by an old steamboat man of forty odd years and given in the Chicago Magazine. This is a continuation of previous articles. |
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.