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 | Northern Queen | 1909-04-22 | 1 | First through Portage Lake ship canal | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Northern Queen | 1880-11-11 | 3 | The propeller Northern Queen again stopped here for wood last Sat.. We hear that she will stop here regularly for wood after this. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Northern Queen | 1901-08-03 | 1 | Hit and sank barge Sagamore | |
| Door County Advocate | Propeller | Northern Queen | 1881-12-08 | 3 | Foundered near Poverty Islsnd | |
| Door County Advocate | Propeller | Northern Queen | 1882-03-23 | 3 | Sunk in entrance of Manistique River - Aband. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Northern Queen | 1911-12-07 | 1 | Forced back to Buffalo due to storm | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Northern Queen | 1913-10-23 | 1 | Repairs cost $30,000 from being ashore | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Northern Queen | 1908-12-17 | 1 | Recently in collision with the North Star | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Northern Queen | 1880-10-21 | 3 | She touched at Kewaunee last Sunday evening for wood, the storm having thrown her off her course. | |
| Door County Advocate | Northern Queen | 1897-12-18 | 1 | Scuttled in 80 s - presumed pieces brought up |
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.