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 | Barge | Burroughs | 1889-09-26 | 3 | Arrived from Milwaukee with a cargo of corn for L. J. Conway and Son and cleared with a cargo of baled hay for northern ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1883-12-20 | 3 | Took on a cargo of hay for L. J. Conway & Son for Menominee. Due to ice thickness, she had to take the "Door" instead of the canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1884-04-10 | 3 | Was in port and discharged some freight for Frank Kwapil. She went to Whitefish Bay to load with lumber for Youngs & Frazer for Milw. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1884-02-28 | 3 | Had been ice bound at Bailey's Harbor. Was in our harbor last Saturday on her way to Milwaukee to lay up for a short time. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1884-01-17 | 3 | To Whitefish Bay to deliver merchandise to Swaty, Youngs & Felzer. Took on a cargo here of grain for L. J. Conway & Son, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1884-02-07 | 3 | She has been in Bailey's Harbor since January 30, on account of the ice fields which extend out in the lake for several miles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Burroughs | 1884-04-17 | 3 | One of arrivals here. Saturday, from Milwaukee, general freight. | |
| 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Burroughs | 1884-08-21 | 3 | Barge Burroughs arrived in port this morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Burroughs | 1884-11-20 | 3 | The sch. Itasca went ashore at Horn's Pier, was released by the barge Burroughs and tug Jesse Spalding. The schooner was not damaged. |
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.