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 | 1883-09-06 | 3 | The schooner Tempest, Capt. James Flynn, cleared light for Garden Bay, Mich., Monday, after a cargo of lumber. | |
| 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 | 1883-05-31 | 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 | 1883-06-07 | 3 | The schooner Tempest, capt. Flynn, arrived in port Monday, with a load of shingles for Detjen & Froemming's lumber yard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1888-06-14 | 3 | Wrecks of the old schooners Spartan and Tempest, laying abandoned in the river, are unsightly objects. Should be removed. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1887-11-17 | 3 | Has stripped and gone into winter quarters here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1887-08-11 | 3 | Arrived in a bad leaking condition. After the pumps had removed the water, the leak was easily stopped. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1887-07-21 | 3 | Sprang a leak when about 8 miles off this port. She made it to Kewaunee where the leak was stopped. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1887-08-25 | 3 | In port. Took on a cargo of 16,000 posts, purchased of Youngs & Felzer by Capt. Clark, part owner of the schooner. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1887-05-26 | 3 | The schooners Eliza Day, Supply, Lady Ellen and Tempest took cargoes from this port this week for southern markets. |
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.