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 | Steamer | Arizona | 1910-07-08 | 1 | Goodrich boats schedule given. Was the steamer City of Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Arizona | 1913-05-23 | 1 | In port on her last trip for several weeks, as she entered the dry dock at Manitowoc for her annual overhauling. The Arizona will take her place. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Arizona | 1912-05-10 | 1 | Goodrich schedule given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Arizona | 1911-09-01 | 4 | Information on the season closing for the Goodrich Line vessels. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Arizona | 1911-05-12 | 8 | The steamer Arizona brought in a cargo of 1200 tons of coal for the Kewaunee Grain Company on Monday, from a lower lake port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Arizona | 1911-07-14 | 1 | Late arriving here with members of the Wisconsin Press Association on board so they couldn't view Algoma. They write articles about towns they visit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Arizona | 1918-05-03 | 1 | The Arizona reached this port with a large shipment of freight. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Arizona | 1916-12-15 | 2 | Kewaunee. The steamer Arizona arrived in Kewaunee with rescued freight from the steamer Carolina. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Arizona | 1916-04-14 | 2 | Information on the boats of the Goodrich Company including officers of the boats. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Arizona | 1915-05-21 | 2 | Kewaunee. Goodrich Transit Company summer schedule 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.