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 | Schooner | Arrow | 1882-09-07 | 3 | The Arrow arrived Tuesday. She had on a cargo of Michigan fruit to sell in west shore ports. She has not cleared yet. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam yacht | Arrow | 1881-09-29 | 3 | Damage done in Chicago from squall. The Telegraph drifted upon the Arrow, cutting her down to the water's edge. She sunk decks-to. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Arrow | 1913-10-24 | 5 | The schooner Arrow of Detroit Harbor, Captain Jensen was in Wednesday with a cargo of lumber for the Algoma Lumber Company from the Sawyer Goodman Company at Marinette, | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Arrow | 1882-05-11 | 3 | The schooner Arrow's sails were blown from their fastenings, off Milwaukee, Monday night of last week. | |
| Door County Advocate | Sloop | Art Palace | 1867-07-18 | 4 | In port | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Art Palace | 1874-01-22 | 4 | Owned in this city - 33.22 tons | |
| Door County Advocate | Artesian | 1911-06-22 | 1 | Was the Ellen Williams | ||
| Door County Advocate | Quarry | Artesian Stone & Lime Co. | 1910-05-19 | 1 | Lake Forest, Ellen Williams and Frank C. Leighton part of fleet | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Arthur | 1912-01-18 | 1 | Chartered to dispose of city of Chicago garbage | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Arthur | 1894-05-17 | 3 | Came here from Milwaukee to fish out of this port. |
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.