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 | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1903-12-11 | 1 | Steamer J. Emery Owen burned and the Ann Arbor carferry No. 1 towed her into the canal at Sturgeon Bay where she sank in 20 feet of water at the bay end. Many vessels came to her rescue. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1903-01-09 | 1 | In crossing the lake from Manistique to Frankfort ran aground on one of the Manitou Islands. She released herself the next day. | |
| 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 | 1910-10-28 | 8 | Wreckers having trouble with the burned Ann Arbor No. 1 | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1900-04-20 | 1 | Chas. Bacon drowned attempting to jump from the pier to the Ann Arbor No. 1. He fell backwards striking his head on one of the stringers on the pier and sank immediately. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1900-02-23 | 1 | Algomah and Ann Arbor No.1 stuck in Green Bay. The tugs, Arctic and Pankratz have been three days trying to reach the disabled steamers. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1911-06-15 | 1 | Raised |
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.