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 | Sea Star | 1882-06-08 | 3 | From Clay Banks. Two vessels, the Sea Star and Driver, loaded at the pier here last week. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1882-10-19 | 3 | The scow Sea Star cleared for the north, light, Tuesday. | |
| 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 | 1883-05-24 | 3 | Caught alongside pier at Clay Banks. Struck bottom and jettison her deck load. Went S., collided with unknown craft but made Chicago. | |
| 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 | 1884-10-30 | 3 | The schooner Cora, when coming into our harbor, came in contact with the scow Sea Star. The former sustained slight damage. | |
| 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 | 1884-09-18 | 3 | Scow Sea Star, arrived, with lumber from Bailey's Harbor | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1884-08-28 | 3 | Schooner Sea Star came in port on Sunday. |
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.