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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Sea Star | 1882-03-23 | 3 | Libeled for towage | |
| Door County Advocate | Sea Star | 1881-03-24 | 3 | Being fitted out | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1879-09-18 | 4 | The scow Sea Star owned by C. L. Fellows, cleared for Chicago on Tuesday, laden with 3,000 ties for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1879-10-02 | 4 | Reported that the schooner, owned by C. L. Fellows, is lying off Bailey's Harbor in a waterlogged condition. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sea Star | 1879-11-06 | 4 | The Conquest, I. H. Johnson, El Tempo, J. P. De Coudres, Sea Star and Belle Laurie are in port awaiting a load. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1879-11-13 | 4 | Has gone into winter quarters. She is to be rebuilt, lengthened 40 feet, raise her decks two feet and more. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1879-12-11 | 4 | The scow Sea Star will soon be hauled out on the north side of the river and work of rebuilding her will be commenced. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1879-05-01 | 8 | Departed April 25, Milwaukee, 5,000 posts for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1879-05-15 | 8 | Arrived May 12, Milwaukee. Departed May 12, Milwaukee, 3,000 ties for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1879-06-05 | 8 | Arrived May 31, Milwaukee. Departed June 2, Racine, 5,000 posts for F. Swaty & Son. |
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.