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 | 1881-08-11 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Sheboygan, 60 cords bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1881-07-07 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Sheboygan, 60 cords of bark. | |
| 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 | 1881-09-29 | 3 | Schooner J. H. Stevens cleared for Milwaukee with bark and wood for H. Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1881-09-01 | 3 | Shipments at this port. Milwaukee, 1800 ties. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1881-06-02 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 45 cords wood. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1881-04-21 | 3 | Sailed from this port to Carlton pier last Friday morning where she took on a load of wood and proceeded to Milwaukee. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1887-07-21 | 3 | Was dismasted off Carlton in a squall of Sunday afternoon | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1880-04-08 | 4 | Aug. Froemming loaded the schooner J. H. Stevens with 1,581 hemlock ties this week. She cleared on Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1880-05-27 | 3 | Sam Perry shipped 1,500 hemlock ties this morning per schooner J. H. Stevens. |
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.