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 | 1916-05-19 | 1 | The steamer Georgia of the Goodrich line arrived in port during the fog last Monday morning and unloaded a considerable quantity of freight for local merchants. The boat was bound north. | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1898-09-23 | 3 | The steamer Georgia has made its last trip of the season. The Iowa will be going on this route. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1898-10-07 | 3 | The steamer Georgia and the Iowa will alternate running on this northern route. |
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.