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 | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1900-11-30 | 1 | In with a large consignment of freight for local merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1900-12-07 | 1 | The steambarge Mary Mills, that was burned at Sturgeon Bay last week was valued at $7,000 and carried a fire insurance of $4,500. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Mary Mills | 1887-06-16 | 3 | Machinery of G. P. Heath was taken to Manitowoc and is being placed in the hull of the barge Mary Mills. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Mary Mills | 1887-09-08 | 3 | Christ. Braunsdorf, of Clay Banks, has shipped as wheelsman on the barge Mary Mills. He has an interest in the craft. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1887-08-11 | 3 | The steambarge Mary Mills, which was fitted out with the machinery of the burned barge G. P. Heath, has gone into commission. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Mary Mills | 1887-11-10 | 3 | Bound north, was in the harbor awaiting calmer weather on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Mary Mills | 1888-11-15 | 3 | The barge Mary Mills cleared from this port on Monday bound for Menominee to load with lumber for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam barge | Mary Mills | 1888-11-22 | 3 | Arrived from St. Joe Mich. With a cargo of apples and other fruit. Will probably go into winter quarters here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Mary Mills | 1888-10-25 | 3 | The barge Mary Mills and the schooner North Star are expected to load with ties for A. Froemming. All of his ties went to Benton Harbor | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Mary Mills | 1889-03-14 | 3 | Work to be done on vessel given. |
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.