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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Handy | 1902-09-06 | 1 | In port with fruit | |
| Door County Advocate | Handy | 1901-08-24 | 1 | In the ice and coal trade | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Handy | 1903-05-01 | 1 | Small schooner, loaded with salt, ran into the iron bridge at the foot of Second street. Captain signaled for the bridge to open but the tender said he didn't hear the signal. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Handy | 1900-05-12 | 1 | Top mast carried away in blow | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Handy | 1889-05-16 | 3 | The little schooner Handy, of Chicago, was in port this week and took a cargo of provisions for northern ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Haney | 1875-12-02 | 8 | Laded with shingle, is ashore one mile north of Two Creeks. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Hanlan | 1896-01-11 | 5 | Disasters of 95 - Burned | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Hanna | 1908-11-19 | 1 | Left Duluth with most expensive cargo of flax | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hannah Elly | 1880-09-02 | 3 | Sprung a leak, waterlogged, and capsized about 6 miles southeast of Sheboygan. It drifted ashore 6 mi. south of Sheboygan. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Hannah Etta | 1871-06-29 | 3 | With railroad ties from Clay Banks |
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.