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 | Georgie | 1881-04-21 | 3 | The little Georgie, light, sailed on Saturday last, having sought shelter in our harbor. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Scow-schooner | Georgie | 1901-05-25 | 1 | Docked for re-calking | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie | 1901-06-07 | 11 | Delivered a cargo of brick from Manitowoc for Bassford Bros. at Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow-schooner | Georgie | 1901-05-11 | 1 | Windbound | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Georgie | 1903-05-16 | 1 | Brought in cargo of old timber | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1889-07-18 | 3 | The schooner Georgie Brown arrived from Green on Tuesday, with a cargo of beer for the Van Dycke Brewing Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1889-06-13 | 3 | The schooner Georgie Brown arrived on Sunday morning from Menominee, with 50,000 lath for A. Danck?. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1889-08-15 | 3 | Information on encountering a severe squall between here and the canal. Arrived safely. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1888-11-01 | 3 | On being hauled up the river, the schooner ran onto a ledge of rocks and stove a small hole in her bow. Damage repaired. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1888-06-14 | 3 | The little schooner Georgie Brown arrived Sunday from Green Bay with a cargo of 50 barrels of beer for Gressel & Damas. |
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.