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 | Ole Oleson | 1886-05-13 | 3 | The Ole Oleson is in port loading posts for H. Gericke. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ole Oleson | 1887-09-22 | 3 | Crew abandoned her about twenty miles from Milwaukee. No search will be made for her as she probably went to bottom. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ole Oleson | 1885-11-12 | 3 | The schooner Ole Oleson, laden with Christmas trees for Chicago, was in port on Tuesday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Ole Oleson | 1885-10-29 | 3 | In port | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ole Oleson | 1886-05-27 | 3 | The schooner Ole Oleson came in last Sunday for a cargo, but being unable to procure one left for northern ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ole Oleson | 1887-10-06 | 3 | Schooner Ole Oleson, found in a waterlogged condition off Kenosha. Tug Fred Engle towed her in. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ole Oleson | 1886-04-29 | 3 | Scows Helen, Success and Sea Star and the schooners Clara, Ole Oleson and Conquest loaded ties and posts for southern points. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ole Oleson | 1882-09-07 | 3 | The Ole Oleson, of Milwaukee, is in port awaiting favorable weather to load at the bridge pier at Two Creeks. She arrived Tuesday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Ole Oleson | 1884-05-29 | 3 | Took rigging of wrecked scow Maria to Milw. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ole Olson | 1886-10-28 | 3 | The schooners Lady Ellen, Tempest, Ole Olson, Odd Fellow, William Finch, Sea Star and Eliza Day were in port the latter part of last week. |
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.