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 | Schooner | Jessie Martin | 1895-07-11 | 2 | Capt. Dow+s sch. brought a cargo of bulk salt here this week to be used in the destruction of Canada Thistles. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Jessie Martin | 1896-07-16 | 2 | Arrived Menominee, lumber; Departed Ludington, light. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Jessie Martin | 1898-03-31 | 3 | Left on Tuesday for the first trip of the season. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Jessie Martin | 5 | Manitowoc winter fleet with carrying capacity 80 tons | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Jessie Martin | 8 | Took on a part of cargo of oats for John Schuette of Manitowoc. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Jessie Martin | 5 | Arrived last Friday with hard wood slabs for the J. G. Johnson company. | |||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Jessie Martin | 1896-06-27 | 5 | Hauling salt + lumber | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Jessie Martin | 1896-02-15 | 5 | To have new foremast and jibboom | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Jessie Martin | 1895-06-22 | 5 | Cargo of salt from Manistee | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Jessie Martin | 1908-08-27 | 1 | Became water logged and driven ashore |
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.