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 | Steamer | Island Chief | 1897-12-25 | 1 | Oct. 24 - burned at Charlotte | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Island City | 1870-04-21 | 3 | Ran on sunken cribs at Sheboygan harbor | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Island City | 1879-11-06 | 3 | Collided with schooner Rainbow. Both considerably damaged. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1892-06-09 | 3 | The schooner Island City loaded with posts for A. Froemming, and cleared for Milwaukee last Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1891-10-29 | 2 | The schooner Island City arrived in our harbor yesterday. She will probably be loaded with posts for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1892-06-02 | 3 | The schooner Island City came into port last Sunday. She finished taking on a cargo of posts for A. Froemming, for Sheboygan, Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1883-10-25 | 3 | The schooner Island City loaded with ties for A. Froemming last Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1883-09-27 | 3 | The schooner Island City cleared for Milwaukee to day with a cargo of wood for F. Swaty & Son, and lumber for Henry Geier. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1884-07-31 | 3 | Schooner Island City cleared on Tuesday for Sheboygan, with bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1884-07-17 | 3 | Schooner Island City cleared to-day for Sheboygan, with bark. |
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.