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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Starlight | 1883-09-20 | 3 | Caught fire - slight damage | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Starlight | 1880-03-18 | 4 | Sch. Starlight, Experiment, Gertrude, Meditator, and scows Marion Dixon, Forest, and J. H. Johnson are receiving repairs at Racine. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Starlight | 1887-02-10 | 3 | Hull built to use her machinery | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Starlight | 1881-05-05 | 3 | The schooners H. Rand, J. V. Taylor, Coaster and Starlight, have loaded and cleared from Kewaunee during the past week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Starlight | 1882-09-07 | 3 | Last Saturday, while lying off Manitowoc, the schooner Starlight lost her main sail. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Starrucca | 1898-02-05 | 1 | One of fleet moored in Chicago | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Starrucca | 1898-04-23 | 1 | Queer accident - windlass unlocked | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Starrucca | 5 | Capt. Gibson left port Tuesday evening with a cargo of 2800 tons of flour bound for Buffalo. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Starucca | 1906-05-04 | 1 | Grounded on South point | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | State of Michigan | 1900-03-02 | 1 | The Barry line presently owns three boats, the F. & P. M. No.1, City of Fremont and the State of Michigan. The Barry line is coming north. |
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.