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 | Ann Arbor No. 2 | 1895-12-19 | 3 | From Kewaunee. Ann Arbor No. 2 made her last trip to Gladstone last Thursday. She will hereafter run to this port in connection with the No. 1 | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ann Arbor No. 2 | 1896-01-16 | 3 | Was placed in dry dock at South Chicago to receive a new wheel. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 2 | 1895-02-14 | 3 | Car ferry steamers Ann Arbor No. 1 and 2, have been fast in the ice off Ludington. Coal has been taken to them in sacks from shore. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ferry | Ann Arbor No. 2 | 1910-08-12 | 1 | Detained 24 hours due to a strike by the firemen. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Car ferry | Ann Arbor No. 2 | 1911-03-03 | 1 | New car ferry No. 5 is meeting all the requirements of the company. This gives the company four steel boats and as the No. 2, a wooden boat, is becoming aged. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 2 | 1904-03-04 | 1 | Picture of Ann Arbor No. 3 in the ice. The Ann Arbor No. 3 and No. 2 are caught in the ice south of Kewaunee. The No. 1 failed to release them. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 2 | 1912-05-17 | 1 | Worst storm on lakes for a number of years. The steamer Carolina was late in arriving and the big Ann Arbor carferry No. 2 stayed in port of Kewaunee. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 2 | 1900-08-04 | 1 | In drydock because of leak | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ann Arbor No. 2 | 1895-09-26 | 3 | Ann Arbor No. 1 and No. 2 have been undergoing repairs in Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ann Arbor No. 2 | 1896-01-09 | 3 | The Ann Arbor No. 2 arrived in Kewaunee from Milwaukee Monday where she had been undergoing repairs at the dry dock. |
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.