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 | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1879-11-20 | 4 | The steamer Sheboygan has gone into winter quarters at Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1879-04-17 | 8 | Arrived April 13, Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1879-04-10 | 8 | The Sheboygan awoke the town with its whistle early last Monday morning. Her first trip up. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1878-12-12 | 4 | The Sheboygan came in late last Saturday night--probably the last trip she will make to this place this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1879-07-17 | 4 | A good brass and string band have been placed on both steamers Chicago and Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1886-04-29 | 3 | Routes given for steamers Corona, Sheboygan, Chicago and Muskegon. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1884-12-04 | 3 | Kewaunee. The side-wheel steamer Sheboygan was in port last Friday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1901-10-04 | 1 | Was the first Goodrich steamer that had touched at this port going south for over two weeks and consequently the warehouses were blocked with freight. She had the Atlanta's freight aboard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1901-04-19 | 1 | The Goodrich steamer Sheboygan is now running on this route in place of the steamers Iowa and Atlanta. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1903-05-22 | 1 | Steamer Sheboygan in port for the first time this season, having been pressed into service in place of the City of Racine. |
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.