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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 1892-02-04 3 Discharged probably the largest lot of miscellaneous freight consigned to persons in Ahnapee, ever brought to this harbor.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Steamer Ludington 1892-03-10 3 Discharged a large amount of freight here. Could not get into Kewaunee due to ice.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Steamer Ludington 1892-01-07 3 In our harbor. Capt. Gillman superintendent of the line, was on board in charge of the steamer.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Steamer Ludington 1891-12-24 3 In port and landed a large amount of merchandise for dealers here. Goodrich steamers are to call here weekly this winter.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Steamer Ludington 1892-07-28 3 The three Goodrich line steamers, Muskegon, Ludington and Menominee, were all in this port at the same time last Saturday night.
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 1893-04-13 3 In port. Left for the north and went through the Sturgeon Bay canal.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Steamer Ludington 1894-02-22 3 Discharged considerable freight here. Went as far north as the Canal, stopping here again on her way south.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Steamer Ludington 1895-12-19 3 The steamer Ludington, of the Goodrich line, was in this port several hours last Thursday taking on grin. She was south bound.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Ludington 1896-04-02 3 The Goodrich line steamer Racine was in this port Sunday morning, and the Ludington, of the same line touched here Saturday.

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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.

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