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 | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1895-01-31 | 3 | Got through the ice. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1896-03-05 | 3 | From Kewaunee. Ann Arbor No. 2 is still in the dry dock at Milwaukee. The No. 1 has been making her regular trips of late. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1894-03-29 | 3 | Company negotiating to run a car ferry line between Menominee or Marinette and Frankfort. The Ann Arbor No. 1 would run the route. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1892-12-08 | 3 | Went out and lightened the then stranded steamer Ann Arbor No.1, by taking the apples and part of the coal from that steamer. | |
| Door County Advocate | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1911-07-27 | 1 | Burned hull sold | ||
| Door County Advocate | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1910-11-10 | 1 | Attemp to remove wreck failed | |
| Door County Advocate | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1896-02-22 | 5 | Now in command of Capt. Peter Kitty | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1892-12-01 | 3 | Ashore three miles north of Ahnapee. Had on board 7 carloads of apples and 2 empty cars. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1893-01-12 | 3 | In port for shelter. Looks homely and unfit to stand stormy weather. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1893-01-19 | 3 | Discussion of ferry line in general about the Ann Arbor boats |
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.