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 | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1884-01-03 | 3 | She cleared for Milwaukee with grain for L. J. Conway & Son. A part of her load was taken on at Kewaunee and the balance here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Burroughs | 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 | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1884-04-03 | 3 | Kewaunee. The steambarge Burroughs was in port Sun., and took a cargo of flour and feed for parties in Jacksonport and Bailey's Harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1884-02-07 | 3 | She landed a lot of freight for Swaty, Youngs & Felozer and went here to Bailey's Harbor to load wood and returned to Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1884-02-14 | 3 | Has been laid up at Bailey's Harbor. Her crew went south Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Burroughs | 1884-04-17 | 3 | Cleared here Saturday, grain for Conway & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1883-11-15 | 3 | Cleared with a load of bran and feed for W. Seyk & Co. of Kewaunee, and baled hay for L. J. Conway & Son from that firm's press. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1889-03-23 | 3 | Into commission - cleared Milwaukee | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1889-02-02 | 3 | In commission for upward of 10 months | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1889-09-28 | 5 | Deck load of hay |
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.