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 | Steamer | Carolina | 1917-10-12 | 2 | The government is possibly going to commandeer the Carolina, Alabama and possibly one more Goodrich boat for government coastwise service. The Nevada was sold to the Russian government. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1916-12-29 | 2 | Kewaunee. The tugs Arctic and the Favorite towed the steamer Carolina into Manitowoc harbor. Pumps being kept on her and operated by the Crouse during the trip and at the dock. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carolina | 1916-12-22 | 1 | Three of the fleet employed on the Carolina wrecking, Favorite, Arctic and Crouse, were here for shelter. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1916-12-08 | 2 | The Coast Guard crews from Kewaunee, in their cutter Triumph, and Sturgeon Bay, in cutter Tuscarora, went to the assistance of the steamer Carolina. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1916-12-08 | 3 | Kewaunee. The big wrecking tug Fischer of Milwaukee arrived in port and departed to assist the stranded steamer Carolina. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1916-12-15 | 2 | Kewaunee. The steamer Arizona arrived in Kewaunee with rescued freight from the steamer Carolina. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1913-05-16 | 1 | Information dealing with the Carolina, Georgia, Chicago, Indiana and the steambarge Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1913-12-12 | 13 | The steamer Carolina was in port with a big cargo of freight for local merchants. She goes off the northern run about the 15th of this month and the Georgia will take her place. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1915-03-19 | 2 | The steamer made its first call here Sunday afternoon. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1915-03-26 | 3 | Kewaunee. The steamer Carolina shipped the Coast Guard surf boat to Milwaukee for repairs. The boat and all equipment weighed 1880 pounds. |
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.