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 | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 5 | 1915-02-12 | 3 | Kewaunee. The carferry Ann Arbor No. 5 and the liner Georgia finally made their way through the ice. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Car ferry | Ann Arbor No. 5 | 1911-10-20 | 1 | Ashore at Rock Island for five hours last Saturday. Ann Arbor No. 2 and 5 went to her assistance. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Car ferry | Ann Arbor No. 5 | 1911-01-13 | 1 | The biggest carferry on the great lakes, lies helpless in a huge ice pack that has formed in the St. Clair river opposite Marine City. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Car ferry | Ann Arbor No. 5 | 1911-03-10 | 1 | The big car ferry was seen in the offing off this port laboring heavily in the big sea which a south easter had kicked up on the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Car ferry | Ann Arbor No. 5 | 1911-06-09 | 1 | Blown on the beach at the north end of the harbor basin at Manitowoc. Tug Arctic went to its rescue. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Car ferry | Ann Arbor No. 5 | 1910-10-21 | 1 | Information on the new Ann Arbor vessel being built to take the place of Ann Arbor No. 1, burned at Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 5 | 1915-12-10 | 2 | Kewaunee. Shortly leaving port, the carferry suffered an accident to its machinery and was obliged to return to Kewaunee for repairs. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 5 | 7 | Steampipe burst killing three and seriously scalding two. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 5 | 1 | Knocked draw of the 8th street bridge off center. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ferry | Ann Arbor No. 5 | 1 | Went into the dock last week for minor repairs. |
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.