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 | Restless | 1891-11-26 | 3 | The little schooner G. Brown and the schooner Restless have already been stripped and laid up for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Restless | 1891-11-26 | 3 | Is still lying here but has not been laid up for the winter. Weather permitting, she will go out for another trip. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Restless | 1891-11-12 | 3 | The schooner Restless arrived in port last Monday with a cargo of lumber from Menominee. She will take on produce here for that port | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Restless | 1891-10-15 | 3 | The schooner Restless has cleared for the north with a cargo of produce. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Scow | Restless | 1870-04-11 | 4 | Arrived Apr. 5, Kenosha. Cleared Apr. 5 Milwaukee 45 cds wood | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Restless | 1894-06-14 | 3 | Departed for East Jordan | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Restless | 1894-08-30 | 3 | Feared she was run down in the fog of smoke which envelopes the lake. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Restless | 1896-09-10 | 4 | One of 4 vessels owned by Captain Arthur Dow. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Restless | 1891-09-17 | 3 | Capt. Wm. Dingman sold the schooner to Capt. Nels, Nelson, of this city. She will be put into the coast trade from this port north. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Restless | 1891-11-19 | 3 | The little schooner Restless brought a cargo of lumber from the north, and is still in port. She will load with produce for the north. |
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.