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 | Schooner | Island City | 1882-10-12 | 3 | Vessels arrived and cleared this port. Ties for H. Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1882-11-16 | 3 | The schooner Island City took on 55 cords of wood for H. Gericke, Monday, and sailed for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Island City | 1882-04-20 | 3 | The Island City, of Sheboygan, arrived Monday. She cleared Tuesday, with 2,000 ties for C. Capelle, for Racine. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Island City | 1882-05-18 | 3 | The Island City brought merchandise here and took on 3,000 posts for F. Swaty & Son. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1881-07-21 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Island City are loading for Henry Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1880-04-08 | 4 | E. Decker & Co. shipped 1,840 hemlock ties to Milwaukee on Saturday per schooner Island City. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Island City | 1882-06-15 | 3 | 1st load of lumber out of mill at Whitefish Bay | |
| 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 | 1883-11-01 | 3 | The schooner Island City was in port Tuesday. She took on a cargo of ties for C. Capelle. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1883-07-26 | 3 | The schooner Island City, with a cargo of bark and wood for Samuel Perry, cleared for Sheboygan last Friday. |
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.