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 | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1912-04-19 | 1 | Two years ago the Ann Arbor No. 1 burned while laying at the slip in Manitowoc with a cargo of twenty cars. The Nol. 3 caught fire recently in midlake but was put out to save the boat. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1911-05-12 | 1 | The Smith Construction company of Muskegon, is going to make another attempt to raise the Ann Arbor ferry No. 1, sunk in the outer harbor at Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Car ferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1910-10-21 | 1 | Information on the new Ann Arbor vessel being built to take the place of Ann Arbor No. 1, burned at Manitowoc. | |
| Door County Advocate | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1911-07-27 | 1 | Burned hull sold | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1911-06-15 | 1 | Raised | |
| Door County Advocate | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1903-12-05 | 1 | Disabled - steering engine gave out | |
| Door County Advocate | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1904-04-16 | 1 | Award given for helping burning J. Emory Owen | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1900-03-10 | 1 | Leaking quite badly | |
| Door County Advocate | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1900-04-14 | 1 | Big problems | ||
| Door County Advocate | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1901-07-06 | 1 | Being repaired |
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.