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 | Gospel ship | Glad Tidings | 1877-07-19 | 8 | Has an indebtedness of about $100. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Glad Tidings | 1877-08-16 | 8 | Kewaunee paper says that the way the Manitowoc Tribune speaks of Capt. Bundy and his crew that they should of stopped there for a week. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Glad Tidings | 1877-07-26 | 8 | Arrived at Milwaukee from Chicago. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gospel ship | Glad Tidings | 1878-04-11 | 8 | To sail to Lake Huron this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Glad Tidings | 1877-06-14 | 8 | Cleared from Horn's Pier during the past week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Glad Tidings | 1877-08-09 | 8 | Rev. Mr. Pierce and Captain Bundy arrived last Tuesday afternoon. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Glad Tidings | 1877-08-09 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 7 from Two Rivers. Cleared 8th for Washington Island. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Glad Tidings | 1877-11-01 | 8 | Information where Captain Bundy has been. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Gladator | 1879-04-24 | 8 | Arrived April 22, Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gladiator | 1879-05-08 | 8 | From Clay Banks. The Josephine Lawrence and Gladiator left here with bark and ties last Monday. |
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.