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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1895-01-03 | 3 | Could not pass through the Sturgeon Bay canal due to the ice packed in the bay so solidly. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1895-01-17 | 3 | Ann Arbors No. 1 and 2 abandoned the line between Menominee and Frankfort owing to the difficulty of ice on Green Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1895-09-26 | 3 | Ann Arbor No. 1 and No. 2 have been undergoing repairs in Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1894-02-22 | 3 | Ann Arbor No. 2 could not enter harbor at Frankfort due to a sand bar. Returned to Kewaunee to await dredging. No. 1 + No. 2 then set out. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1893-02-02 | 3 | The Ferry Steamer Ann Arbor No. 2 arrived in Kewaunee this, Thursday, morning. The Ann Arbor No. 1 has not made a trip since Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1893-03-16 | 3 | Reported that the vessel, now transporting cars between Kewaunee and Frankfort, will transport iron from Menominee to Frankfort. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1 | Burned hulk raised and towed into port. |
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.