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 | Reciprocity | 1877-03-15 | 8 | Takes nine loads of cedar posts from Green Bay to Chicago at 4 1/2 cents per post. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Reciprocity | 1880-10-21 | 3 | Scow Sea Star arrived in port with the outfit of the schooner Reciprocity, wrecked at Foscoro. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Reciprocity | 1880-10-21 | 3 | Ashore at Foscoro near Two Rivers | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Reciprocity | 1868-09-17 | 4 | Specifics on cargo | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Reciprocity | 1871-06-29 | 3 | Loaded with lumber for Bradner, Charnley & Co. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Reciprocity | 1880-10-21 | 3 | Went ashore near Two Rivers Point. Crew reached Two Creeks in safety | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Reciprocity | 1916-12-08 | 1 | One of vessels which wrecked on reef off Stoney Creek. Went ashore in 1881. Waterlogged off Two River Point and was abandoned by her crew. She brought up on Stoney Creek Reef. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Reciprocity | 1880-10-21 | 3 | The schooner Reciprocity came to anchor off Two Rivers Point but broke her cable and came ashore at Foscoro and is a total wreck. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Reciprocity | 1 | Waterlogged off Two Rivers in 1881, wrecked against Stoney Creek Reef | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Reciprocity | 1881-02-03 | 3 | Still in same condition at Foscoro |
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.