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 | Propeller | Ludington | 1891-01-29 | 3 | The propeller Ludington was in port last Saturday, and discharged large quantities of freight for business men in this city. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ludington | 1891-05-14 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer Ludington was here last Saturday night, on her first regular trip of the season. | |
| 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 | Propeller | Ludington | 1890-05-15 | 3 | Was released yesterday and passed here for the south in tow of two tugs of the Escanaba Wrecking Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ludington | 1897-02-18 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer, Ludington, has been in dry dock at Manitowoc, being repaired, and nest season she will be one of the best boats on that line. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ludington | 1897-11-26 | 3 | The Iowa will be the winter boat for the Goodrich line in place of the Ludington, which is to be rebuilt. | ||
| 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 | 1896-04-30 | 3 | The steamer Ludington stopped in here Friday afternoon. | |
| 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 | Steamer | Ludington | 1896-10-08 | 3 | Discharged considerable merchandise for dealers here. On her trip south she took on grain and other freight. |
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.