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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Sea Star | 1882-03-23 | 3 | Libeled for towage | |
| Door County Advocate | Sea Star | 1881-03-24 | 3 | Being fitted out | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1879-09-18 | 4 | The scow Sea Star owned by C. L. Fellows, cleared for Chicago on Tuesday, laden with 3,000 ties for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| 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 | Sea Star | 1879-08-07 | 4 | Mike Wenniger is now mate on the Sea Star. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1879-06-05 | 8 | Arrived May 31, Milwaukee. Departed June 2, Racine, 5,000 posts for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1879-05-01 | 8 | Departed April 25, Milwaukee, 5,000 posts for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1879-10-30 | 4 | Sch. W. H. Hawkins and Sea Star weathered Sat. gale in this harbor, the former bound for Jacksonport and the latter for Foscoro. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1879-10-09 | 4 | Report that the schooner was lying off Bailey's Harbor in a waterlogged condition proves to be erroneous. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1879-11-13 | 4 | Has gone into winter quarters. She is to be rebuilt, lengthened 40 feet, raise her decks two feet and more. |
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.