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 | Menominee | 1879-08-14 | 4 | The propellers Menominee and Oconto make regular trips. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Menominee | 1879-07-17 | 4 | Arrived July 12, Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Menominee | 1879-09-11 | 4 | The propeller landed at this port on her way north, last night. She brought quite a large consignment of goods. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Menominee | 1912-05-17 | 7 | One of the vessels mentioned in a big article written by an old steamboat man of forty odd years and given in the Chicago Magazine. This is a continuation of previous articles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Menominee | 1877-04-26 | 8 | The propeller Menominee, on her way to Green Bay, is expected here on Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Menominee | 1877-05-03 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 30 from Chicago, mdse: Cleared 30 for Green Bay, mdse. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Menominee | 1878-10-17 | 10 | The Menominee is taking the place of the Oconto, not the DePere. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Menominee | 1878-03-14 | 10 | Captain Charles Kirtland, late of the wrecking tug Leviathan, will command the propeller Menominee this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Menominee | 1878-03-07 | 10 | Should be steaming up to our pier before long. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Menominee | 1877-07-12 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July11 from Green Bay. Cleared 11th for Chicago. |
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.