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 | Schooner | Josephine Lawrence | 1880-03-18 | 4 | We see that the schooner Josephine Lawrence has been engaged to carry bark from this port to Chicago at $2.25 per cord. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Josephine Lawrence | 1872-08-29 | 3 | Floated into dry dock and is now being repaired | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Josephine Lawrence | 1879-05-08 | 8 | From Clay Banks. The Josephine Lawrence and Gladiator left here with bark and ties last Monday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Josephine Lawrence | 1880-05-20 | 3 | Under Clay Banks. The schooners Madona, Josephine Lawrence and Christie loaded at our pier since my last. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Josephine Lawrence | 1872-08-22 | 2 | Run into by propeller Favorite and capsized | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Josephine Lawrence | 1879-11-06 | 4 | The sch. Josephine Lawrence lost half her deckload of shingles at Sheboygan and schooner Una half her deck-load of wood. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Josephine Simpson | 1923-11-16 | 12 | Purchased by Reiss company | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Josephine Smith | 1896-11-14 | 5 | Damaged by steamer America | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Joses | 1904-10-01 | 1 | To be rebuild - to cost about $1,400 | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Joses | 1904-11-05 | 1 | Rebuild cost about $3000 |
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.