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 | 1880-08-12 | 3 | E. Decker & Co. loaded the schooner Island City, on Monday, with 1,000 ties and 35 cords bark. She left the same day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1882-07-20 | 3 | The schooner Island City cleared for the south Sunday, with a cargo of bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1882-08-10 | 3 | The schooner Island City cleared for Milwaukee Tuesday, with a cargo of posts for H. Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1882-09-07 | 3 | In port. She loaded with 20 cords of bark for August Froemming, and 1,200 posts for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| 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 | 1882-11-09 | 3 | The schooner Island City arrived Wednesday, with back freight for different parties. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1882-06-22 | 3 | The schooner Island City, with a cargo of ties for H. Gericke, cleared for Milwaukee Thursday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1882-07-13 | 3 | The schooner Island City cleared for Milwaukee Friday with a cargo of ties for Aug. Froemming. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1882-06-15 | 3 | The schooner Island City arrived yesterday with merchandise. She will load here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Island City | 1882-06-08 | 3 | The Island City, from Milwaukee to Whitefish Bay for lumber for Swaty & McDonald, came in Friday and was windbound until Mon. |
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.