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 | Charley Hibbard | 1877-07-19 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 13 from Chicago. Cleared 15th for Chicago with with 4,300 ties and 300 posts for Peter Challe. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charley Hibbard | 1877-05-31 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 27 from Chicago. Cleared 28th for Chicago with 4,300 ties for Shimmel & Janda. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charley Hibbard | 1877-05-17 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 16 from Chicago: Cleared for Chicago 16th with 4,250 ties for Shimmel & Janda. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charley Hibbard | 1878-07-18 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 17 from Chicago. Departed 16th for Chicago with 4,400 ties for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charley Hibbard | 1878-08-15 | 8 | Steve her bow in just above water, making a hole large enough to drive a team in. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charley Hibbard | 1878-03-28 | 8 | In coming up to the pier the Hibbard ran her main boom through the warehouse window completely demoralizing that part of the building. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charley Hibbard | 1878-03-21 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee March 16 from Chicago. Departed 16th for Chicago with 4,200 ties for S. & J. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charley Hibbard | 1878-04-18 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 18 from Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charley Hibbard | 1879-04-10 | 8 | From Kewaunee. Loaded and cleared with cargoes last Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charley Hibbard | 1879-03-27 | 8 | Loaded with bark for V. Mashek on Friday from Kewaunee. |
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.