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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Barge | Jesse Linn | 1875-06-24 | 3 | All ready once more for business - in iron ore trade | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Jesse Martin | 5 | With a cargo of grain and hay, cleared last Thursday morning for Ludington. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Jesse Martin | 1896-08-06 | 3 | The schooner Jesse Martin, bound north, ran in the harbor here for shelter last Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Jesse Martin | 1896-05-21 | 3 | The schooner Jesse Martin cleared for Sturgeon Bay last Thursday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Jesse Martin | 1896-09-10 | 3 | The schooner Jesse Martin arrived Tuesday from Ludington, Mich., with a cargo of salt. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Jesse Martin | 1899-04-20 | 8 | Made her initial trip of the season on Monday. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Jesse Martin | 5 | Arrived Saturday morning with a cargo of salt. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Jesse Martin | 1896-06-04 | 3 | The schooner Jesse Martin came in last Friday from the north. She brought a steam engine for G. W. Youngs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Jesse Martin | 1896-05-14 | 3 | The schooner Jesse Martin, of Manitowoc, was in this harbor Tuesday. She brought a cargo of salt from across the lake for merchants here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Jesse Martin | 1896-09-10 | 3 | The schooner Jesse Martin that brought salt here from Ludington, arriving Monday and cleared Tuesday. |
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.