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 | 1881-04-14 | 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 | 1881-03-24 | 3 | The scow Sea Star was towed to Foscoro on Tuesday by the steambarge Daisy Day. The star loaded wood for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1880-12-30 | 3 | Has been lying at the pier and will leave for the canal as soon as the weather permits. It will return to Foscoro to load for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1882-05-11 | 3 | The scow, owned by C. L. Fellows, drifted on the beach half a mile north of Sheboygan light house point. Tug Kitty Smoke released her. | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-12-15 | 3 | Scow Sea Star is expected daily with merchandise for Clay Banks, for Swaty & Fellows. She will load wood at Foscoro for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-12-08 | 3 | Scow Sea Star cleared, Friday, with ties for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-12-22 | 3 | Clay Banks. C. L. Fellows is daily expecting the arrival of the scow Sea Star with a load of merchandise. She will take on a cargo of wood. |
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.