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 | St. Cloud | 1884-09-18 | 3 | Capt. McDonald has gone to Milwaukee, to take charge of the schooner St. Cloud. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1883-05-17 | 3 | Was loaded with wood from Hedgehog Harbor for Sheboygan. Upon leaving our harbor her stern hit a sunken crib, stoving a hole in her. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1882-11-09 | 3 | The little schooner St. Cloud, Capt. John Doak, is in port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1883-11-08 | 3 | Had a rough time crossing the lake for this port. Loaded with lumber and shingles for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1884-04-17 | 3 | Some person or persons entered the cabin and took a quantity of eggs. Nothing else is missing. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1884-04-03 | 3 | The sch. St. Cloud, Capt. John Doak, cleared here for Manistique with a cargo of potatoes, hay, butter and eggs on owner's account. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1884-03-27 | 3 | Capt. J. R. Doak is having his sch., the St. Cloud, fitted out for sea. He will have his vessel in readiness to sail when navigation opens. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 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 | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1883-10-11 | 3 | Arrived with a load of lumber, from Garden Bay, Mich., for Samuel Perry. She will load here with hay from Perry's hay press. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1883-09-13 | 3 | Arrived in port. The captain sold the cargo to Samuel Perry. She took on a cargo of posts for A. Froemming, for Milwaukee. |
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.