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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Atlanta | 1 | Burned to water+s edge off Sheboygan Sunday afternoon | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Atlanta | 1 | Leatham & Smith company to salvage the boiler and engines. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Atlanta | 1906-03-23 | 4 | The Goodrich steamer Atlanta, which burned off Sheboygan last Sunday afternoon, had been in this port a number of times during the past few years. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Atlanta | 1903-10-16 | 1 | The Goodrich steamer Atlanta took on a large quantity of peas while in port Tuesday morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Atlanta | 1901-12-20 | 1 | Goodrich company gives their winter schedule for the steamer Iowa, Atlanta and City of Racine. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Atlanta | 1899-12-29 | 1 | Had considerable trouble getting in and out of this harbor. She struck bottom several times. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Atlanta | 1899-09-22 | 3 | Information on what is being done with the Goodrich vessels City of Racine, Indiana, Atlanta, Chicago, Sheboygan and Georgia. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Atlanta | 1899-12-01 | 1 | Winter schedule for the Goodrich's boats Atlanta, Iowa, Indiana, Racine, Georgia and Chicago given. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Atlanta | 1900-11-23 | 1 | The liner City of Racine will receive a second cabin which will contain 38 staterooms and a smoking room. Sidewheeler Sheboygan will go out of service about Dec. 1 and the Atlanta will take her place. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Atlanta | 1901-02-08 | 1 | The Atlanta was about a day late due to the heavy northeast blow which swept over the lake on the previous day. |
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.