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 | 1888-03-29 | 3 | In port and after discharging a large amount of freight, left for Lilly Bay, but was forced to turn back on account of ice. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Ludington | 1889-02-07 | 3 | In port and went as far north as Lily Bay. Advertised to make weekly trips to this place. | |
| 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. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Ludwig | 1888-05-19 | 3 | In port for ice to disappear | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ludwig | 1894-11-08 | 3 | The schooner Ludwig came into this harbor for shelter Friday. She was from the north with a cargo of lumber for Chicago. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Luella H. Worthington | 1896-07-11 | 5 | Been engaged in Lake Superior lumber trade | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Luella H. Worthington | 1898-11-05 | 1 | In port awaiting weather change | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Luella H. Worthington | 1901-12-28 | 1 | Leaking from ice damage | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Luella H. Worthington | 1897-11-06 | 1 | Lumber for Chicago | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Luella H. Worthington | 1899-02-18 | 1 | Bought by Capt. Samuel Chamberlain |
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.