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 | Brown | 1897-08-05 | 3 | The schooner Brown departed Friday for Michigan, after fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Brown | 1891-07-09 | 3 | The schooner Brown is in port awaiting to discharge a cargo of lumber, which she brought from Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Brown | 1890-12-11 | 3 | The schooner Brown was load up for winter a few days ago, also after a very successful season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Brown | 1891-01-08 | 3 | Captains of the Lady Ellen and Brown intend to overhaul and thoroughly repair their vessels during the present winter. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Brown | 1891-11-05 | 3 | The little schooner Brown is still here, the produce trade north in which she has been engaged this season being rather dull at present. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Brown | 1891-08-06 | 3 | Went north having on board a party of gentlemen from this city and Chicago. Party bound for a fishing cruise near the "Door". | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Brown | 1891-07-23 | 3 | Has been chartered to make a cruise up among the islands at Death Door, and ion Green Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Brown | 1892-06-02 | 3 | The little schooner Brown is being fitted out here for the northern trade, and will sail with the first favorable weather. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Brown | 1892-08-25 | 3 | Is passing a season of inactivity. Rumor has it that the Brown is for sale. | |
| Door County Advocate | Hooker | Brown | 1896-05-30 | 5 | Cargo of lath |
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.