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 | Steamer | Reliance | 1914-11-06 | 2 | Recorded at the Kewaunee Custom House: Ferdinand Fax of Algoma sold the gasoline steamer Reliance to William Adamson. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish boat | Reliance | 1913-10-10 | 1 | Wm. Adamson, of this city, is one of the latest victims of the new naturalization laws. He was ordered by the collector of customs at Milwaukee, to tie the craft up and warned not to use it. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Reliance | 1916-08-04 | 1 | The little schooner Reliance of Egg Harbor was in port last week, laden with wood for a local fuel company. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Reliance | 1916-04-21 | 1 | Owner of the Reliance plans on installing a 20 horse Straubel gasoline engine with kerosene attachment in his boat. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gasoline boat | Reliance | 1916-05-26 | 5 | Returned from Green Bay with new more powerful engine. This gives Billy the fastest boat in the river. | |
| Door County Advocate | Sandsucker | Reliance | 1910-03-31 | 1 | Work in raising to start soon | |
| Door County Advocate | Hooker | Reliance | 1908-06-18 | 1 | Carrying cedar posts | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Reliance | 1906-05-18 | 1 | Was the schooner H. C. Spraque | |
| Door County Advocate | Lighter | Reliance | 1916-09-14 | 1 | Used to lighten stranded Peter Reiss | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Reliance | 1916-07-20 | 1 | Loaded at the Washburn dock |
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.