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 | Schooner | Charley J. Smith | 1905-11-11 | 1 | Sunk at Little Sturgeon and going to pieces | |
| Door County Advocate | Charley J. Smith | 1 | Occupied boxes at the shipyard for a searchinhg and caulking | |||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charley Luling | 1879-07-10 | 4 | From Kewaunee. The schooners Rand, Duvall, B. F. Wade and Charley Luling loaded and cleared with bark on Friday last. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Charley Ross | 1877-05-10 | 8 | First craft to use the new draw bridge. She carried away the telegraph wires in making the attempt. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Charley Smith | 1901-05-11 | 1 | In port | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charley Smith | 1898-11-25 | 3 | In port with a load of lumber from Menominee. The lumber was consigned to S. Perry, H, Gericke and H. Grimm. | |
| Door County Advocate | Fishing tug | Charlie | 1906-07-19 | 1 | Sunk at Caseville, Mich. by striking a submerged stake | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Scow | Charlie Crawford | 1885-06-11 | 3 | Brought a load of coal to Truman & Cooper+s yard on friday | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlie Hibbard | 1873-09-04 | 3 | Captain Archie Bell attempted to jump from the dock on his vessel and sharp object pierced his foot 2-3 inches. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlie Hubbard | 1879-05-01 | 8 | Departed April 24, Chicago, 4,500 posts for Aug. Froemming. |
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.