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 | 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 | 1902-09-12 | 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 | Scow | Georgia | 1902-05-30 | 1 | Arrived here from Menominee with a cargo of lumber for S. H. Newman. | |
| 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 | 1900-04-27 | 1 | The steamer made her first appearance at this port and went as far as Green Bay. The steamer Georgia went as far north as Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Georgia | 1899-12-01 | 1 | Winter schedule for the Goodrich's boats Atlanta, Iowa, Indiana, Racine, Georgia and Chicago given. | ||
| 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 | 1900-05-25 | 1 | The steamer Georgia took on a large quantity of freight here Wednesday afternoon on her way south, most of it was from the Veneer company. | |
| 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. |
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.