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 | 1876-10-26 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee Oct. 19, light. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | St. Lawrence | 1877-04-05 | 8 | We learn that the St. Lawrence got caught in the ice during the blow last week and lost her anchor and cable. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-03-22 | 8 | Came in port with flour and feed for Cooper & Larkins new flour and feed store. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | St. Lawrence | 1877-03-15 | 8 | It departed from Racine for Ahnapee on the 6th inst. She is now lying in Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-02-08 | 8 | Captain M. Larkins went south to bring the St. Lawrence to this port as soon as the weather will permit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-04-19 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 17 from Milwaukee with mdse.: Cleared 19th for Milwaukee with 3,000 posts and 50 bgs potatoes for Fax & Bro. | |
| 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 | 1877-05-17 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 13 from Chicago: Cleared May 14th for Chicago with 2,800 ties for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-09-06 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Sept. 4 from Chicago. Cleared 6th for Chicago with 90 cds of bark for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-08-23 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 18 from Chicago. Cleared 22nd for Chicago with 80 cords of bark for E. Decker & Co. |
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.