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 | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-12-29 | 3 | Scow Sea Star was in port last night. She is loaded with wood from Foscoro for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sea Star | 1881-11-17 | 3 | Capt. Aug. Schoennemann is lying sick in Chicago and Capt Chas. Nelson will have charge of the Sea Star until his recovery. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sea Star | 1881-12-01 | 3 | Schooner Julia Smith was beached here north of anchorage. Locals used Sea Star's yawl to save crew. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sea Star | 1881-12-01 | 3 | Captain August Schoenneman of the Sea Star, is still very sick. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1882-06-22 | 3 | From Clay Banks. The steambarge Daisy Day and the scow Sea Star loaded at the pier here last week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1882-05-25 | 3 | From Clay Banks. The Sea Star cleared Saturday with 80 cords of wood for Swaty & Fellows. She was leaking quite badly. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1883-04-19 | 3 | Newly painted. Left port for Foscoro, where she will take on a cargo of shingles and posts for Swaty & Fellows, for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-06-30 | 3 | Shipments from this port. 30 cords wood and 60 cords bark, Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-04-14 | 3 | The scow Sea Star arrived at this port last Sunday morning. She had on a cargo of freight for this place. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-05-05 | 3 | Shipments by F. Swaty & Son from Foscoro: Scow Sea Star, 4000 ties |
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.