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 | 1882-07-13 | 3 | The following craft arrived last Thursday evening: Schooners E. Stevenson, Island City and El Tempo, and the scow Success. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1882-07-06 | 3 | The schooner Island City came in Monday and loads ties for A. Danek. | |
| 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 | 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. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1882-06-08 | 3 | Arrived with 65 M feet lumber for Swaty & McDonald. She cleared for Milwaukee yesterday with a cargo of ties for H. Gericke. | |
| 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 | Schooner | Island City | 1881-07-28 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Racine, 2000 ties | |
| 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 | 1880-04-15 | 4 | Taken out loads from this port. Schooner Island City, Sunday, 1,400 hemlock ties and 800 posts for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Island City | 1873-09-18 | 4 | Seaman killed by lightening |
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.