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 | 1876-06-08 | 8 | Of Goodrich line, will soon take the place of the propeller Oconto on the Chicago and Green Bay route. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Menominee | 1883-04-19 | 3 | The propeller Menominee was in port Friday afternoon, and discharged large quantities of merchandise for our dealers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Menominee | 1883-04-05 | 3 | The propeller Menominee, of Goodrich line, is expected in port to-morrow. | |
| 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 | 1892-05-12 | 3 | The Goodrich steamers Menominee and Ludington were in this port together this morning. The former bound north, the latter south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Menominee | 1893-02-09 | 3 | In attempting to get through the ice at the canal, she stove in a plank just below the water line. Some time spent stopping the leak. | |
| 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 | 1895-05-16 | 3 | The steamer Menominee, of the Goodrich line, stopped in here on her way south Saturday evening. |
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.