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 | Charlotte Raab | 1884-05-01 | 3 | Struck the government piers at the Sturgeon Bay canal and stove a hole in her bow. Last account she was still lying at the canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Charlotte Raab | 1876-04-06 | 8 | Is being laden with ice for John McDonald. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1887-09-17 | 3 | Centerboard broken | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1884-05-08 | 3 | Damage repaired - info also in another place | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-03-27 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee March 21 from Chicago. Departed 22 for Chicago for 5,600 ties for E. Decker & Co.. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-03-27 | 8 | Reporters in Chicago are always premature in their announcements. Examples given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-04-10 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 5 from Chicago. Departed April 6 for Chicago with 6,000 ties for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-04-17 | 8 | Arrived April 11, Chicago. Departed April 12, Chicago, 6,000 ties for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-07-24 | 4 | Arrived July 22, Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Charlotte Raab | 1879-08-14 | 4 | The Charlotte Raab took 97 cords of hemlock bark and 4,000 ties to Chicago for F. Swaty & Son 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.