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 | Schooner | Lady Franklin | 1896-01-11 | 5 | Disasters of 95 - Wrecked | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Lady Franklin | 1909-02-25 | 1 | Reminiscent | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Lady Franklin | 1876-10-05 | 8 | Formerly a passenger boat between Green Bay and Chicago, and well known here, was entirely destroyed by fire on Lake Erie, last week. | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Lady Franklin | 1889-10-12 | 5 | Lost in blow | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Hooker | Lady Jane | 1923-05-04 | 4 | One of many vessels in one armed Captain John McDonald's life. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lady Mac | 1880-07-08 | 3 | The stone scow fleet left yesterday morning. The Lady Mac took a load of merchandise to Jacksonport and Whitefish Bay. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Mac | 1880-07-01 | 3 | The small scow Lady Mac, capt. Geo. McDonald, arrived in port last Monday. She had on board 20,000 feet of lumber from Clay Banks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Mac | 1880-09-09 | 3 | The scow Lady Mac brought a load of lumber to this place from Sturgeon Bay this week. The lumber was for Dejen Bros. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Mac | 1882-11-16 | 3 | The scow Lady Mac took on a purchased cargo of flour, feed and butter here, and cleared for Menominee Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Lady Mac | 1880-07-15 | 3 | The scows Lady Mac and Little Johnny each brought a load of lumber to this port from Jacksonport last Monday. |
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.