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 | Prince Albert | 1883-04-05 | 3 | The scow, of Egg Harbor, was libeled here Tuesday by Adolph Roder for $112, claimed for sailor's wages. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Prince Albert | 1883-05-10 | 3 | Ran ashore on Long ?-- Point, in Green Bay. The scow will probably be released but in a damaged condition. | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Prince Albert | 1883-05-10 | 3 | Driven ashore near Green Bay | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Prince Albert | 1883-04-05 | 3 | Purchased by Nels Nelson of clay Banks | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Prince Albert | 1882-10-19 | 3 | The scow Prince Albert, of Egg Harbor, brought in a load of lumber for Froemming & Detjen. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Prince Albert | 1882-02-23 | 3 | Wintering at Fish Creek + repairs made | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Prince Albert | 1879-09-11 | 4 | The schooner Prince Albert, of Bailey's Harbor, made her first trip from that place to Green Bay last week. | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Prince Albert | 1883-05-31 | 3 | Ashore near entrance of Green Bay harbor | |
| Door County Advocate | Prince McKinley | 1921-03-18 | 8 | Of the Hutchinson fleet | ||
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Princeton | 1909-06-10 | 1 | Raised from the bottom - sunk by steamer Western States |
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.