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 | 1882-06-22 | 3 | The gospel ship Glad Tidings has started from Chicago on her regular summer cruise about the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gospel ship | Glad Tidings | 1881-07-14 | 3 | The gospel ship is on her way north from Chicago and will probably stop at this port and may be expected here in a few days. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gospel ship | Glad Tidings | 1880-08-05 | 3 | Capt. Bundy touched at this port and proceeded to the Monitou Islands the next morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Glad Tidings | 1880-04-15 | 4 | Taken out loads from this port. Schooner Glad Tidings, Tuesday, 6,500 ties for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Door County Advocate | Gospel ship | Glad Tidings | 1911-10-05 | 1 | Came within a hair of being destroyed by fire | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gospel Ship | Glad Tidings | 1894-09-20 | 3 | In from the south. The Captain is sailing along this shore distributing bibles and religious literature. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Glad Tidings | 1880-11-25 | 3 | The schooners Belle Walbridge, America, Glad Tidings, Advance, and the Gospel ship Glad Tidings were frozen in at Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Glad Tidings | 1880-07-29 | 3 | Large repairs have been made on vessel. Rev. Captain Bundy is about ready to start out on his season's cruise. | ||
| 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.