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 | 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 | 1892-03-17 | 3 | In port and discharged a large amount of freight for our merchants and other business men. Loaded freight for the south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ludington | 1892-03-03 | 3 | Has not reached Ahnapee from Sturgeon Bay, probably due to ice. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ludington | 1895-06-20 | 3 | The steamers Ludington and Muskegon were in this harbor Monday. The first named was bound north, and the latter south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ludington | 1895-05-16 | 3 | The schooner Ludington, of the Goodrich Line, is undergoing repairs at Manitowoc. She will run on the Green Bay route this season. | |
| 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 | 1896-10-08 | 3 | Discharged considerable merchandise for dealers here. On her trip south she took on grain and other freight. | |
| 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. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ludington | 1896-04-23 | 3 | Will make her first long trip of the season from Manitowoc to Manistique. |
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.