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 | Tempest | 1883-07-26 | 3 | The schooner Tempest arrived in port Tuesday with a cargo of lumber and shingles for Froemming & Detjen. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1883-06-21 | 3 | The schooner Tempest, Capt. James Flynn, was in port Tuesday, with a cargo of shingles and lath. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1883-05-31 | 3 | In port. Samuel Newman has been on her during the trip to try the life of a sailor, under Capt. Flynn. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1879-04-17 | 8 | Was obliged to put back and arrived in Chicago in a leaking condition. She went into dry-dock for repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1886-05-27 | 3 | Sank in the river by stoving a hole in her bow while loading at Boalt's dock. Vessel is now in dry dock. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1886-07-15 | 3 | Information of damage caused when the schooner Simmons hit the schooner Tempest on her way out of the harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1886-07-29 | 3 | The schooner Eliza Day, Lady Ellen, Ole Olson and Tempest all loaded at this port on Monday and departed on the day following. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1886-09-09 | 3 | The schooners Lady Ellen, Ole Oleson and Tempest were among the arrivals at this port this week, where each loaded cargo. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1886-10-28 | 3 | The schooners Lady Ellen, Tempest, Ole Olson, Odd Fellow, William Finch, Sea Star and Eliza Day were in port the latter part of last week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1886-04-22 | 3 | Moses Gage, Forest, E. M. Stanton and the Tenie & Laura left on Monday morning. The schooner Tempest left on Tuesday. |
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.