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 | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1922-08-25 | 8 | To be lengthened forty feet | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1912-04-19 | 1 | Caught fire in midlake off this port. It was caught in the niche of time and put out. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 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. 3 | 1911-10-27 | 1 | Article on the Ann Arbor carferry No. 4 stranding. Ann Arbor No. 3 released her with little trouble. The tug Torrent left to help the stranded vessel but met the Plum Island life saving crew who told him the vessel had been released. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Car ferry | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1911-01-06 | 1 | Ann Arbor No. 4 went ashore on Plum Island. The No. 3 assisted in releasing the No. 4. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 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. Ann Arbor No. 3 to also assist. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Car ferry | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1898-12-09 | 3 | New car ferry Ann Arbor No. 3 has gone into commission. The forward engines which were formerly used in No. 1 and 2 have been placed in No. 3. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 5 | Winter fleet in commission trading to this port. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Carferries | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 5 | Gone to assistance of other Ann Arbor carferries, disabled in Green bay. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 12 | Broke the ice at Gladstone, Saturday. |
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.