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 | 1879-07-24 | 4 | Arrived July 20, Milwaukee. Departed July 22, 4,600 posts for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| 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 | 1883-11-22 | 3 | The scow Sea Star took on a cargo of Christmas trees here, for Milwaukee and Chicago, Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1883-10-11 | 3 | The scow, owned by Capt. C. L. Fellows, narrowly escaped going on the beach, at Foscoro. She was caught alongside the pier. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1884-04-10 | 3 | Arrived and stoved a hole in her bow hitting the harbor pier. She will go to Foscoro and load with wood for Racine, for Swaty & Fellows. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1883-08-23 | 3 | The schooners Sea Star, Madonna, St. Cloud and Graham Bros. secured a cargo of wet rye from the wrecked propeller Potomac. | |
| 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 | 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 | 1885-05-07 | 3 | The scow Sea Star, schooners Birdie and Adriatic sought shelter in the harbor from Monday's storm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1885-07-09 | 3 | The scow Sea Star took on a part of a cargo of ties at Foscoro, Monday, and finished her load here the following day. |
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.