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 | 1891-02-05 | 3 | In port taking on grain and other freight for the south. It had been as far north as the Sturgeon Bay canal. | |
| 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 | Propeller | Ludington | 1889-03-21 | 3 | In port and landed considerable freight for our merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ludington | 1889-12-05 | 3 | Steamer Ludington still fast at Eagle Harbor. Three tugs haven't moved her an inch. The propeller Depere has taken her cargo. | |
| 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 | Steamer | Ludington | 1896-11-26 | 3 | She took on considerable freight here, consisting principally of grain and furniture, for the south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ludington | 1896-10-08 | 3 | Was in port and carried a flag at half mast, in honor of the late Captain, Wm. Bie who was for a time this season first officer on that steamer. | |
| 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 | 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 | 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. |
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.