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 | Roving Star | 1892-08-11 | 3 | Bound for Kewaunee with a cargo of lumber, run into this harbor last Sunday and awaited favorable winds. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Roving Star | 1892-09-29 | 3 | The scow Roving Star bound light for Clay Banks, was wind bound in this port a part of Saturday and Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Roving Star | 1892-10-13 | 3 | The scow Roving Star, which was wrecked at Clay Banks, last week, was so badly damaged that no effort to raise her was made. | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Roving Star | 1882-08-17 | 3 | Sold | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Roving Star | 1892-06-18 | 5 | Purchased for $300 | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Roving Star | 1884-09-11 | 3 | Sold by U. S. marshal for $325 | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Roving Star | 1884-12-18 | 3 | In winter quarters at Menominee | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Roving Star | 1892-06-09 | 3 | The Roving Star, of Menominee, arrived in port light this morning, and is awaiting favorable winds for sailing north. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Roving Star | 1892-09-08 | 3 | The schooner Roving Star was in port Monday. She brought a cargo of lumber from Clay Banks for parties in this city. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Roving Star | 1892-10-06 | 3 | Wrecked at Clay Banks.It pounded at the pier and sank. The vessel was owned by Chris. Braunsdorf of Clay Banks. |
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.