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 | Scow | J. B. Prince | 1884-04-17 | 3 | Ran into the harbor. As soon as the weather permits she will go to Horns Pier and load with wood for Mashek & Horn for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | J. B. Prinn | 1884-04-17 | 3 | One of arrivals here. Tuesday, Sturgeon Bay canal, light. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. B. Taylor | 1916-11-03 | 2 | The schooner Lucy A. Simpson is one of the only seven large sailing craft now plying the lakes. The others of her class are the Stafford, Kewaunee, Alice, Grand Haven, J. B. Taylor, and Edward Skeel. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | J. B. Taylor | 1898-12-31 | 1 | Captain lost overboard Oct. 6th | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | J. B. Trevor | 1898-02-26 | 1 | Appt. of officers - American Steel Barge Co. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | J. B. Trevor | 1904-12-31 | 1 | Laid up at Milwaukee | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | J. B. Wendell | 1892-11-03 | 3 | Sought refure in this harbor during the blow of Tuesday | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | J. B. Wilber | 1886-05-06 | 3 | To be towed by Worthington of Spalding Lumber Co. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | J. B. Wilber | 1892-04-16 | 5 | Caught by ice blockade | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | J. B. Wilbor | 1896-11-28 | 5 | Laid up at Chicago |
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.