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 | Addie | 1879-09-11 | 4 | The schooner Addie was in port last week with a load of apples from Benton Harbor, Mich. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Addie B. Perew | 1897-11-12 | 3 | The barge Addie B. Perew, lumber laden, ran in here Sunday night for shelter. She got away before morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Addie Wade | 1914-06-26 | 5 | Unloading in port yesterday were the Addie Wade, Cora and Chester B. Jones, all with cargoes of fuel for the Algoma Fuel Company. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Addie Wade | 1905-09-23 | 1 | Pilot house moved forward | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Addie Wade | 1905-10-28 | 1 | In port | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Addie Wade | 1905-06-17 | 1 | Docked for repairs | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Addie Wade | 1905-07-22 | 1 | Disabled at Jacksonport | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Addie Wade | 1905-09-02 | 1 | To Marinette to have alterations made to upper works | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Addie Wade | 1906-04-20 | 1 | Docked for repairs to rudder, calking and searching up | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Addie Wade | 1905-12-02 | 1 | Interesting time keeping her from going ashore |
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.