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 | 1884-07-10 | 3 | Schooners Luna and Island City cleared Tuesday with bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1884-05-01 | 3 | Schooner Island City cleared Saturday, for Sheboygan, with a cargo of wood for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1884-05-22 | 3 | Cleared Saturday with lumber for Sam. Perry. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Island City | 1882-06-15 | 3 | 1st load of lumber out of mill at Whitefish Bay | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Island City | 1873-09-18 | 4 | Seaman killed by lightening | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1884-07-17 | 3 | Schooner Island City cleared to-day for Sheboygan, with bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1884-06-19 | 3 | Schooner Island City, with bark for Sheboygan, from S. Perry, cleared Tuesday/. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1884-05-08 | 3 | The schooner Island City cleared for Sheboygan last Thursday with wood and bark, for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1884-04-24 | 3 | Arrived Friday, from Sheboygan, light. Cleared Monday, for Sheboygan, with cords of wood for Henry Gericke. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Island City | 1870-04-21 | 3 | Ran on sunken cribs at Sheboygan harbor |
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.