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 | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 2 | 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 | Ann Arbor No. 2 | 1894-11-22 | 3 | The scow Emily Taylor was damaged by the Ann Arbor No. 2 while it was laying at the salt warehouse dock. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 2 | 1900-08-04 | 1 | In drydock because of leak | |
| 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 | 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. | |
| Door County Advocate | Ann Arbor No. 2 | 1900-02-03 | 1 | Drydock for repairs | ||
| Door County Advocate | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1902-07-05 | 1 | Assistant lightkeeper killed by carferry | |
| Door County Advocate | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1922-04-28 | 12 | Break down to one of its engines | ||
| Door County Advocate | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1922-12-15 | 12 | Originally built in 1898 - now 300 ft. long | |
| Door County Advocate | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1920-05-14 | 7 | To receive a thorough overhauling and new engines and machinery |
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.