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 | Larabida | 1906-05-04 | 1 | The schooner Larabida, of Manitowoc, was in this harbor last Tuesday and Wednesday. She came across the lake with a cargo of salt, which was disposed of to dealers here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Larabida | 1906-08-10 | 1 | The schooner Larabida, of Manitowoc, was in port Monday and discharged a cargo of wood for E. A. Wodsedalek. She brought the cargo from Menominee. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | LaRabida | 1906-09-13 | 1 | Wind-bound | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Larabida | 1906-07-27 | 1 | Craft in this port, was from Egg Harbor, and brought a cargo of timber for cheese boxes for Henry Grimm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Larabida | 1906-05-11 | 1 | The schooner Larabida, of Manitowoc, arrived in port Wednesday with a cargo of salt from across the lake. The cargo is being disposed of to merchants here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Larabida | 1906-09-07 | 8 | The schooner Arrow, of Marinette, was in port this week with a cargo of lumber for henry Grimm, and the schooner Larobida, of Manitowoc. Brought in a cargo of wood for Ed. Wodsedalek. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | LaRabida | 1906-06-22 | 1 | In port windbound | |
| The Herald | Large Naptha Launch | 1904-07-08 | launch brought from Michigan and will soon be put in commission | |||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | LaRibida | 1905-09-01 | 1 | The schooner LaRibida, Capt. Arthur Dow, was in port Monday with a cargo of barrel salt for the local trade. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Larican | 1916-08-24 | 1 | In port |
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.