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 | 1884-01-17 | 3 | The schooner Tempest has been laid up in Milwaukee. Capt. James Flynn owner and master returned home on the barge Burroughs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1884-04-03 | 3 | Cleared for Manistique and the islands with a mixed cargo of 500 bu. of potatoes, 300 dozen eggs, and a large amount of butter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1884-05-15 | 3 | Arrived in this port. She will take on a cargo of potatoes, butter and eggs, and will clear for Menominee, Mich. | |
| 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 | 1883-07-05 | 3 | The schooner Tempest arrived from Menominee today, loaded with shingles and lath. | |
| 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 | 1887-11-17 | 3 | Has stripped and gone into winter quarters here. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Tempest | 1887-03-24 | 3 | Capt. M. Clark to Chicago to fit it out | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Tempest | 1887-10-01 | 3 | Info on her | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Tempest | 1886-05-06 | 3 | Sparang a leak + ran into canal |
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.