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 | 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 | 1898-11-04 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer Georgia loaded a large quantity of freight at this port last Wednesday morning. Most of the freight consisted of peas. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1898-11-11 | 3 | While the steamer Georgia was entering this port last Sunday she disabled her steering gear. Repairs were made at this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Georgia | 1902-06-20 | 1 | Took a load of gravel from here to Green Bay. | |
| 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 | 1902-04-18 | 1 | The steamer Badger State of the Barry line made her first trip here. In command of Capt. Ed. Carus, formerly of the steamer Georgia. The Empire State is also on this line, | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1902-11-07 | 1 | One of the deck hands had his leg caught in the bite of a line, drawn through one of the chalka and the ankle badly crushed. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1904-08-12 | 1 | A couple of passengers on the steamer Georgia were left at Sturgeon Bay and were brought to this city by Frank Foster in his automobile. | |
| 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 | 1912-01-19 | 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. |
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.