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 | 1914-01-30 | 8 | The steamer Georgia was in port Monday morning and left here in a heavy blow. She was forced to remain in port at Manitowoc overnight Monday due to the heavy seas running from the south'ard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1913-05-23 | 1 | In port on her last trip for several weeks, as she entered the dry dock at Manitowoc for her annual overhauling. The Arizona will take her place. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1913-05-02 | 7 | The Goodrich steamer Georgia was a day late on her northern trip this week not arriving here until Tuesday. She was forced to lay over in Milwaukee on account of heavy seas. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1913-08-29 | 1 | The steamer Georgia went ashore at Fish Creek and was released by the tugs Hunsaeder of Sturgeon Bay, Satisfaction of Marinette and Taylor of Green Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Liner | Georgia | 1913-01-03 | 1 | This was the last trip of the Goodrich boats to Sturgeon Bay, hereafter Algoma will be their farthest northern port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1911-12-01 | 2 | The Goodrich steamer Georgia was in port Sunday night with a large amount of freight for local parties, from the south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1912-02-09 | 7 | Into port with a cargo of freight from the south. The boat presented a pretty sight fighting her way through the ice. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Georgia | 1912-06-28 | 1 | Goodrich Line schedule for the steamer Carolina and Georgia. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1912-04-12 | 1 | First boat to visit this port for many weeks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1912-05-10 | 1 | Goodrich schedule given. |
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.