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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Brig | Champlain | 1883-01-11 | 3 | Wintered here in 1857-58 | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Champlain | 1887-06-30 | 1 | Information on the burning of the steamer Champlain. She burned between Norwood and Charlevoix, at mouth of Grand Traverse Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Champlain | 1887-08-18 | 3 | Capt. Casey of the burned steamer Champlain, is to command the new steamer Wm. H. Wolf. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Champlain | 1888-04-12 | 3 | Now the City of Charlevoix. Was rebuilt at Milwaukee | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Champlain | 1887-11-03 | 3 | Rebuilt at Milwaukee was lowered into the water last week. She is to have a new name not yet announced. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Champlain | 1887-08-18 | 3 | The steamer Vernon has taken the place of the burned steambarge Champlain. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Champlain | 1887-07-07 | 3 | Negotiations are pending for the charter or purchase of a passenger boat to replace the lost Champlain on the Northern Michigan line. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Channon | 1877-08-23 | 3 | Sunk about two weeks ago - brought suit | |
| Door County Advocate | Chapman | 1875-06-03 | 3 | @ Horn sPier + Clay Banks | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Chapman | 1879-06-19 | 5 | From Clay Banks. The scow Gladiator laden with lumber, and the schooner Chapman with posts, cleared this port last week. |
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.