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 | Sidewheeler | Sheboygan | 1900-11-23 | 1 | The liner City of Racine will receive a second cabin which will contain 38 staterooms and a smoking room. Sidewheeler Sheboygan will go out of service about Dec. 1 and the Atlanta will take her place. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sheboygan | 1899-09-22 | 3 | Information on what is being done with the Goodrich vessels City of Racine, Indiana, Atlanta, Chicago, Sheboygan and Georgia. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1899-10-13 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer Sheboygan was in port from the south on Saturday, and was loaded chock-a-block with freight for ports along the line. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1887-10-13 | 3 | Disabled by the breaking of one of her paddle wheels. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1910-09-09 | 1 | The steamer Sheboygan damaged the yacht Gesina, while the yacht was laying at the dock in Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1910-06-03 | 1 | Captain William Plumber of the steamer Iowa resigns. Iowa now commanded by Capt. Franklin of the Sheboygan, First mate Cook of the Georgia was given the Chicago, and Capt. Carrington given the Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1910-06-03 | 7 | The Goodrich steamer Sheboygan was in port on her regular trip north on Monday morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1910-07-15 | 1 | Information on it running excursions. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1910-06-24 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer Sheboygan was in Port Sunday night from the south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1909-08-20 | 1 | Ran ashore near Idlewild, breaking six buckets on her wheel. It took several tugs to pull her off. |
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.