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 | Auxiliary craft | Ida Caroline | 1905-04-14 | 1 | In port here. While going into Two Rivers the foremast of the craft struck a coal derrick on the front of one of the docks and was broken off at the deck. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ida Caroline | 1905-05-19 | 1 | The Ida Caroline took a cargo of wood to Kewaunee for E. W. Pantz Saturday, returning here in the evening. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Gasoline schooner | Ida Caroline | 1905-10-14 | 1 | In from lake | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ida Caroline | 1905-05-12 | 1 | Landed a cargo of lumber at this port for John Halada and cleared for Milwaukee with a load of hay. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Auxiliary craft | Ida Caroline | 1905-07-07 | 5 | The auxiliary craft Ida Caroline was in port with a cargo of lath for H. Grimm Monday. The lath were shipped from Oconto. | |
| Door County Advocate | Consort | Ida Corning | 1902-04-12 | 1 | Passed down | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ida Corning | 1887-05-05 | 3 | c | ||
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Ida Corning | 1912-06-06 | 1 | In tow of Foster - taking load of stone to Racine | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Ida Corning | 1912-12-12 | 1 | Winter in Sturgeon Bay - mentioned later also | |
| Door County Advocate | Consort | Ida Corning | 1912-11-28 | 1 | Returned with I. N. Foster and being laid up |
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.