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 | Schooner | Sea Star | 1879-10-02 | 4 | Reported that the schooner, owned by C. L. Fellows, is lying off Bailey's Harbor in a waterlogged condition. | |
| 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 | 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 | 1880-01-08 | 4 | The spars of the old scow Sea Star have been taken out. | |
| 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 | 1886-05-06 | 3 | The scow Sea Star arrived in port on Monday and loaded ties for Sam Perry. | |
| 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 | Schooner | Sea Star | 1885-08-20 | 3 | The schooner Sea Star left for Clay Banks to take a load of maple wood, consigned for Milwaukee, on Monday. |
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.