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 | 1886-09-16 | 3 | The scow Sea Star sought shelter in our harbor on Monday and has since remained in port on account of contrary winds. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1886-10-28 | 3 | The schooners Lady Ellen, Tempest, Ole Olson, Odd Fellow, William Finch, Sea Star and Eliza Day were in port the latter part of last week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1885-09-24 | 3 | The scow Sea Star took a cargo of posts at Clay Banks on Monday for Swaty & Fellow, and cleared for Chicago on the same day. | |
| 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1885-11-12 | 3 | Recently badly damaged in the Chicago river. Repairs cost over $1000. She was in our harbor this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1886-04-29 | 3 | Scows Helen, Success and Sea Star and the schooners Clara, Ole Oleson and Conquest loaded ties and posts for southern points. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1885-12-17 | 3 | The steambarge C. G. Burroughs came in with scow Sea Star in tow. The steambarge had a lot of freight for Swaty & Fellows. | |
| 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 | 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 | 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. |
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.