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 | 1915-11-26 | 2 | Kewaunee. Loaded with potatoes and bound south, the schooner J. H. Stevens arrived here Monday night from Washington Island. The Stevens is one of the old timers on the lake and this was her first visit here in several years. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1887-07-21 | 3 | The schooner J. H. Stevens was in port on Friday. She was windbound. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1887-08-11 | 3 | The schooner J. H. Stevens, which was recently dismasted in a squall off this place was in port on Sunday with her damages all repaired. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1882-05-11 | 3 | Struck approach to Main street bridge and damaged sidewalk and her | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1887-08-04 | 3 | Dismasted schooner arrived in tow of tug Nielson | |
| 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 | 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 | 1881-10-13 | 3 | The schooner J. H. Stevens left for Milwaukee with 500 bushels wheat and 1500 bushels barley of Mr. Teweles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | J. H. Stevens | 1881-09-15 | 3 | The J. H. Stevens, with a cargo of bark, wood and posts for S. Perry, cleared for Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1881-06-30 | 3 | Shipments from this port. 60 cords bark Sheboygan. |
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.