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 | J. H. Stevens | 1915-12-03 | 2 | Kewaunee. Loaded with potatoes and bound for Waukegan. Had to get a new mate before she left. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1881-10-13 | 3 | During the blow the schooner J. H. Stevens parted her lines and drifted onto the steamer Daisy Day. Damage to both given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1881-10-27 | 3 | The schooner J. H. Stevens cleared with peas and potatoes, for M. Teweles, Saturday, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | J. H. Stevens | 1882-09-28 | 3 | The J. H. Stevens loaded for S. Perry, and cleared for Milwaukee Sunday. She had on 1,800 ties. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1881-06-30 | 3 | Shipments from this port. 60 cords bark Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1881-07-28 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Sheboygan 60 cords bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1881-08-04 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Sheboygan, 60 cords of bark | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1881-09-29 | 3 | Schooner J. H. Stevens cleared for Milwaukee with bark and wood for H. Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1881-10-13 | 3 | The schooner J. H. Stevens left for Milwaukee with 500 bushels wheat and 1500 bushels barley of Mr. Teweles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1881-08-25 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 23 cords wood and 1800 posts. |
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.