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 | 1879-09-11 | 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 | 1879-11-27 | 4 | The Manitowoc harbor pier was recently damaged to the extent of $300, by the propeller Menominee running into it. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Menominee | 1879-11-06 | 4 | The propeller Menominee ran hard on the rocks at White Fish Bay. Tug Welcome and tug Starke Brothers went to her rescue. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Menominee | 1892-04-07 | 3 | In port. On account of the large amount of freight taken on for the south, the steamer did not clear until midnight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Menominee | 1892-07-28 | 3 | The three Goodrich line steamers, Muskegon, Ludington and Menominee, were all in this port at the same time last Saturday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Menominee | 1893-02-23 | 3 | Discharged a considerable quantity of freight. It took on a lot of furniture, settees, grain and other freight for the south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Menominee | 1893-12-14 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer Menominee was in this harbor last Tuesday, and discharged a large quantity of merchandise for dealers here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Menominee | 1894-03-22 | 3 | The Goodrich line steamer Menominee was in this port last Saturday night, and discharged a large amount of freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Menominee | 1894-04-05 | 3 | Had been fast in the ice in Green Bay, some hours, was released and succeeded in working her way out Tuesday afternoon. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Menominee | 1895-04-11 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer Menominee was in this harbor last Tuesday, and discharged a large amount of freight for merchants. |
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.