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 | 1879-04-24 | 8 | Arrived April 24, Racine. | |
| 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 | 1878-08-01 | 10 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 29 from Foscoro. Departed 31st for Milwaukee with ties and posts for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1883-11-15 | 3 | Lost her anchor while lying under the lea of Plumb Island. She began to drag and had to slip her cable to prevent going on the beach. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1883-11-29 | 3 | The scows Sea Star, loaded with Christmas trees, and Lady Ellen, loaded with wood, are awaiting favorable weather for sailing south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1883-05-31 | 3 | When about to tow out of Chicago harbor, she was run into by some schooner which took out the Star's jibboom. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1884-11-06 | 3 | Scow Sea Star arrived in port Wednesday night from Manitowoc, where she has been in dry dock undergoing repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1884-10-09 | 3 | The scow Sea Star loaded with ties for F. Swaty & Son, last Monday, and cleared for Chicago the following day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1884-11-27 | 3 | Is partially loaded with lumber and shingles for C. L. Fellows, and is completing her cargo with Christmas trees. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1884-09-18 | 3 | Schooner Sea Star, left port on Friday loaded with cedar posts. |
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.