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 | Morning Star | 1876-04-27 | 8 | Cleared on Sunday with wood for G. W. Youngs & Co. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Morning Star | 1876-05-04 | 8 | Cleared from this port during the week with wood for Racine. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Morning Star | 1880-11-18 | 3 | Schooner Morning Star foundered in Lake Erie off Port Burwell. Entire crew went down with vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Morning Star | 1876-05-04 | 8 | Cleared from Fellows' pier at Foscoro for C. L. Fellows with wood for Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Morning Star | 1876-04-20 | 8 | Large three-masted schooner is in port undergoing repairs and donning a new coat of paint. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam yacht | Morovia | 1881-05-05 | 3 | John Wrabetz's steam yacht, Morovia, on the stocks at Manitowodc will be ready to launch by next Tuesday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Ore carrier | Morrell | 1909-12-09 | 1 | Left Escanaba with iron ore | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Revenue cutter | Morril | 1899-07-20 | 8 | Is a veteran of the Spanish was having been at Santiago. | |
| Door County Advocate | Revenue cutter | Morril | 1904-04-30 | 1 | Orders to fit out | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Revenue cutter | Morrill | 1898-09-22 | 4 | Now at Norfolk has been ordered to the great lakes to take the place of the Gresham. |
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.