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 | Rouse Simmons | 1925-01-09 | 5 | Big article about "Christmas Tree" Schunemann. He was a member of the crew of the Ella Doak when it jumped the bar in 1873. Correction in Jan. 23 issue that the Schunemann on the boat was a brother to "Christmas Tree" Schunemann. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Rouse Simons | 1903-06-27 | 1 | Towed out into lake | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Rouse Williams | 1900-10-27 | 1 | In for shelter | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Rover | 1884-05-15 | 3 | Sold - been on beach near Egg Harbor | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Rover | 1876-12-07 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee Dec. 6 for Horn's Pier, light. | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Rover | 1878-11-07 | 3 | Article on mishap in storm | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Rover | 1880-05-13 | 3 | Capt. Zink sails it | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Rover | 1877-08-16 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 10 from Manitowoc. Cleared 15th in quest of load. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Scow | Rover | 1877-11-15 | 3 | Arrived Nov. 12th, Rowley+s Bay, 22c bolts. Cleared Nov. 10th, Rolley+s Bay | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Rover | 1881-06-30 | 3 | Tonnage 23, built at Manitowoc in 1876 by W. Dow |
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.