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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | White and Freund | 1893-02-09 | 3 | Receiving a general overhauling | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Barge | White and Friant | 1893-05-04 | 3 | Had work completed in the shipyard this week and now ready to leave. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | White and Friant | 1893-04-06 | 2 | Captain John Jenks superintending repairs on vessel | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | White Cloud | 1879-06-26 | 2 | From S. B. The schooner White Cloud, of Chicago, loaded with lumber at A. W. Lawrence & Co.'s mill dock. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | White Cloud | 1879-12-11 | 3 | Sprung a leak at Oconto - here to stop leak | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | White Cloud | 1890-07-10 | 3 | Naiad ran afoul it near Chicago. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | White Cloud | 1880-03-18 | 3 | Sold | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | White Cloud | 1873-10-09 | 4 | Round trip between Chicago and Kingston in 18 days | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | White Fish Bay | 1878-08-22 | 8 | Stebbins and Boalt of Ahnapee have decided to commence work on their proposed new pier in White Fish Bay. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Motor boat | White Flyer | 5 | Capt. Frank Martinek arrived in Chicago from Manitiwoc |
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.