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 | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1889-11-21 | 3 | In port and will make one more trip to Horse Shoe Bay for a cargo of slab wood and will be stripped and laid up for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1888-06-14 | 3 | The schooner Georgie Brown will be employed during the season in carrying beer for Grassel & Damas, from Green Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Georgie Brown | 1889-03-14 | 3 | Work of fitting out will soon be commenced on the Lady Ellen and Georgie Brown. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1894-03-08 | 3 | If not sold before navigation opens, will receive some repairs and placed in the coasting trade. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1891-04-30 | 3 | The schooner Georgie Brown cleared for Menominee, Tuesday, with butter, eggs and produce. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1889-09-05 | 3 | Alva McDonald and George Wenniger, had chartered the schooner for a trip across the lake for fruit but head winds cancelled the trip. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | 1894-03-29 | 3 | Has been hauled out on the north bank of the river, west of the second street bridge, and is being thoroughly over-hauled and repaired. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1890-09-18 | 3 | The schooner Georgie Brown arrived on Monday from Menominee with a load of pine lumber for John Ihlendeld. |
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.