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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Hooker | Maggie Johnson | 1894-06-09 | 5 | Wind-bound | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Maggie Johnson | 1886-11-11 | 3 | The schooner Maggie Johnson discharged a cargo of shingles at this place on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Maggie Johnson | 1889-08-22 | 3 | Lumber laden, from Menominee, arrived here on last Saturday. The Capt. Was unable to dispose of his cargo here and left for Southern ports. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Maggie Johnson | 1886-08-12 | 3 | To be sold by U. S. marshal | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Maggie Johnson | 1894-03-15 | 3 | Was the first sail arrival here this spring. She arrived from Kewaunee with a cargo of brick for Mathias Melchior. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Maggie Johnson | 1894-03-29 | 3 | Arrived from Kewaunee with a cargo of brick for Mash. Melchior. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Maggie Johnson | 1891-11-12 | 3 | The sch. Maggie Johnson came in here light yesterday, the winds being against her. She is bound north, and will probably clear to-day. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Maggie Johnson | 1895-02-23 | 5 | To be stripped and put on the beach | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Maggie Johnson | 1894-12-08 | 5 | Wind-bound | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Maggie Johnson | 1889-11-07 | 3 | Arrived with a cargo of lath and shingles from Menominee, for S. Perry. Cleared with butter, eggs and other provisions, for northern ports. |
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.