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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Arizona | 1898-02-05 | 1 | One of fleet moored in Chicago | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Arizona | 1897-01-30 | 1 | Chicago winter moorings of lumber fleet | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Arizona | 1915-05-21 | 2 | Kewaunee. Goodrich Transit Company summer schedule given. | |
| 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 | 1916-12-15 | 2 | Kewaunee. The steamer Arizona arrived in Kewaunee with rescued freight from the steamer Carolina. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Arizona | 1916-04-21 | 1 | The steamer Georgia called at Kewaunee on her first trip north taking the Arizona's place which has been on the run north since last fall. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Arizona | 1916-08-18 | 2 | Kewaunee. Both the steamers Carolina and Arizona will make two more trips before season is closed. The steamer Nevada will remain in commission and the one boat a week service north of Milwaukee will br resumed, | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Arizona | 1915-07-23 | 2 | Kewaunee. Due to a dense fog, the steamer Arizona grounded at Harbor Springs, Michigan. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Arizona | 1915-07-15 | 1 | First appearance of season | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Arizona | 1897-12-18 | 1 | Loaded with coal |
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.