Newspaper Search

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 W. H. Chapman 1878-08-15 8 Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 15 from Milwaukee.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner W. H. Chapman 1878-06-20 8 Arrived at Ahnapee June 15 from Milwaukee. Departed June 16 for Milwaukee with 60 cords of wood for H. Schmilling.
Door County Advocate Schooner W. H. Chapman 1886-12-23 3 Struck outer reef at Bailey s Harbor + off
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner W. H. Chapman 1882-05-04 3 Kewaunee. Arrived and cleared during the week.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner W. H. Chapman 1881-05-12 3 Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 2000 posts and 1000 ties.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner W. H. Chapman 1876-11-02 8 Cleared Ahnapee Oct. 30, wood.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner W. H. Chapman 1876-12-07 8 Arrived Ahnapee Dec. 5, merchandise for Vose and Fax & Bro. Cleared Dec. 7 with wood for Mil.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner W. H. Chapman 1876-05-25 8 With maple lumber for G. W. Youngs, and grain for Conway Bros., cleared this port yesterday.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record W. H. Chapman 1876-05-04 8 Cleared from this port during the week with wood &c., for Milwaukee.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner W. H. Chapman 1876-10-12 8 Cleared Ahnapee Oct. 10, wood

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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.

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