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. Lawrence | 1877-10-04 | 8 | Cleared Sept. 28 for Racine with 85 cds. of wood for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-07-12 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 10 from Chicago. Cleared 12th for Chicago with 2,800 ties for Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-06-14 | 8 | Cleared June 8th for Chicago with 3,000 ties for Decker & Co. Arrived at Ahnapee June 13 from Chicago with 3 T of feed 343 lbs ham 150 lbs shoulders.. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-06-28 | 8 | Sprang a leak on her last trip south and had to be hauled out on the dry-docks in Milwaukee. She is all right again, however. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | St. Lawrence | 1877-05-03 | 8 | Anxiety about it being out in the gale. Informed that it has arrived safely in Chicago. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-05-03 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 4 from Chicago: Cleared May 5th for Chicago with 106,000 ft. lumber for Butkol Bros. and 70 bags of potatoes for Fax Bros. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-05-31 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 28 from Chicago. Cleared 29th for Chicago with 2,000 post and 45 cds. of bark for Fax Bros. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1878-04-11 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 5 from Chicago. Departed April 6 for Chicago with 3,000 ties for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1878-04-18 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 18 from Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-11-29 | 8 | Making last trip to Milwaukee, after which it will be stripped and laid up in this port. |
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.