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 | Scow | Success | 1890-05-17 | 5 | On reef + off near Jacksonport | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Success | 1893-11-18 | 5 | Got off beach at Whitefish Bay | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Success | 1893-11-11 | 5 | Still on beach at Whitefish Bay | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Success | 1893-07-01 | 8 | Shipped cargo of bark from Whitefish Bay | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Success | 1896-02-15 | 5 | In winter moorings at Manitowoc | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Success | 1894-06-02 | 5 | Recovered anchors | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1882-05-11 | 3 | The scow Success cleared for Chicago, Sunday, with a cargo of ties for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1882-05-04 | 3 | The scow Success, of Chicago, cleared for her hailing port Friday, with a cargo of ties for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1882-04-20 | 3 | Scow Success, of Manitowoc, loaded ties for Samuel Perry and cleared the 19th for Chicago. She was another Sunday arrival. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1882-05-18 | 3 | The scow Success, of Chicago, came into port Tuesday. She took on a cargo of ties for S. Perry and cleared to-day. |
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.