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 | 1899-07-28 | 2 | In port with 130 passengers aboard who had been taking the trip to Mackinac Island. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Georgia | 1902-06-20 | 1 | The scow Georgia of Green Bay, arrived here Sunday evening with another cargo of lumber for S. H. Newman. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1902-06-13 | 1 | Experienced considerable trouble in getting out of the harbor Sunday evening owing to the heavy southeast wind that was blowing. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1902-05-30 | 1 | Goodrich gives new time table for the season. They have 4 boats each way here beside the steamer Georgia of the Mackinac Island run which takes no passengers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1902-09-12 | 1 | Had trouble getting out of this port. While backing down along the south pier one of the lines parted and the steamer was blown across the river. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1904-05-06 | 1 | The boat crew had to unload freight here due to due to all but one deck hand quitting the steamer at Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1901-04-05 | 1 | Capt. Bronson, in command of the steamer Georgia had considerable trouble in reaching this port on Monday last due to the ice. Capt. Carus has been transferred to the Atlanta. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1900-10-26 | 1 | The Goodrich steamer Georgia was in port Wednesday night and took on a large consignment of hay and peas. | |
| 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 | Schooner | Georgia | 1900-06-22 | 1 | The trim schooner Little Georgia ran in here for shelter Wednesday night during the prevalence of the south wind. She was loaded with cordwood for Milwaukee. |
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.