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 | 1881-05-12 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 1000 hemlock ties and 1500 posts. | |
| 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1880-09-23 | 3 | The schooner J. H. Stevens, with 1,800 ties for Sam Perry, left last Tuesday. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 | The tug John Gregory with two scows and the schooners J. H. Stevens and Mariner in tow, provided an unusual sight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1880-06-17 | 3 | Schooner J. H. Stevens, with 1,800 ties for S. Perry, departed last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1880-08-05 | 3 | F. Swaty & Son shipped on schooners J. H. Stevens, Sun., 60 cords bark; El Tempo, Mon. 5,500 ties; Silver Cloud, Wed. 100 cds bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1880-07-22 | 3 | Took 55 cords of bark Friday and a like load yesterday by F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1880-08-19 | 3 | Schs. J. H. Stevens, with 60 cords bark; Josephine Dresler, 70 cords of wood for F. Swaty & Son, departed from Foscoro last Saturday. |
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.