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 | 1881-04-14 | 3 | The sch. Arrived at Foscoro last Sunday, and taking on a cargo of 50 cords of wood for F. Swaty & Son, cleared for the south the same day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1885-04-23 | 3 | The schooner J. H. Stevens sought shelter in our harbor Tuesday. She loaded with wood at Clay Banks, the following day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1886-05-20 | 3 | The schooners J. H. Stevens and Franc Miner loaded posts for L. J. Conway & Son at this place last Monday. | |
| 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 | 1880-05-27 | 3 | Sam Perry shipped 1,500 hemlock ties this morning per schooner J. H. Stevens. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1880-05-13 | 3 | Departures. Friday, schr. J. H. Stevens, 2,100 ties for S. Perry | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1880-07-01 | 3 | The schooner J. H. Stevens departed this morning. She was loaded with 60 cords of bark for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1880-04-22 | 3 | The schooner J. H. Stevens departed last Thursday with 1,500 hemlock ties for Aug. Froemming. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1880-10-07 | 5 | The schooner J. H. Stevens is in port and so also is the scow Lady Ellen. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1880-09-09 | 3 | Instead of loading at this port the schooner J. H. Stevens took out 60 cords of bark at Foscoro last Saturday. It was for F. Swaty & Son. |
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.