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 | Steamer | Ludington | 1893-04-13 | 3 | In port. Left for the north and went through the Sturgeon Bay canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ludington | 1893-03-09 | 3 | In port. Discharged a large amount of merchandise for parties in this city and loaded grain and farm produce for the grain buyers here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ludington | 1893-01-26 | 3 | In port and discharged a considerable quantity of freight for merchants doing business here and in this vicinity. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ludington | 1894-03-08 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer Ludington was in here Tuesday, and discharged considerable freight for our merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ludington | 1897-04-22 | 3 | The steamer Ludington was in port last Saturday bound north and unloaded a large amount of freight for merchants here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ludington | 1896-12-24 | 3 | The steamer Ludington, of the Goodrich line, was in this harbor Monday morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ludington | 1896-12-17 | 3 | In port here. She was bound south, and the amount of freight taken on here required several hours to load. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ludington | 1897-11-19 | 3 | Capt. Jas. W. Brooks, mate on the Ludington, passed through on his way home to Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Door County Advocate | Ludington | 1896-01-04 | 5 | In from the south | ||
| Door County Advocate | Ludington | 1896-01-11 | 5 | Winter boats |
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.