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 | Scow | Nellie and Annie | 1898-08-12 | 3 | The scow Nellie and Annie loaded with gravel here Tuesday and Wednesday, clearing for Green Bay the following day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Nellie and Annie | 1898-06-17 | 3 | The scow Nellie and Annie took on a cargo of gravel here this week. The material is to be used on the roofs of the new state reformatory at Green Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Nellie Annie | 1875-11-11 | 8 | Took refuge in this port during the storm of Wednesday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Nellie Annie | 1879-09-04 | 4 | The scow Nellie Annie, of Manitowoc, is in port taking on a cargo of wood on owners account. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Nellie Annie | 1879-09-11 | 4 | The scow Nellie Annie loaded with wood on owner's account yesterday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Nellie B. | 1910-10-20 | 1 | First craft to pass through new lock of drainage canal | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Scow | Nellie Church | 1885-09-10 | 3 | Is ashore four miles north of Two Rivers Point. she is owned by Manitowoc parties | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Scow | Nellie Church | 1885-11-12 | 3 | Has been stripped and laid up at this port | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Scow | Nellie Church | 1887-05-26 | 3 | Brought here. Was lying on beach at North Bay | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Nellie Church | 1892-12-22 | 3 | In winter quarters at this place |
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.