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 | 1879-08-21 | 4 | Deckload was unloaded when the weather looked so threatening. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1877-04-26 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 21 from Chicago: Cleared 23 for Chicago with 6,000 ties. 4,000 for Paarman, 2,000 for Fax. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Charlotte Raab | 1892-10-06 | 3 | Sought shelter here | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1882-03-23 | 3 | The schooner Charlotte Raab loaded with wood for L. J. Conway & Son from Whitefish Bay, arrived in Chicago the 21st. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-11-06 | 4 | The schooner Charlotte Raab lost her jibboom in the recent heavy storm. | |
| 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 | Charlotte Raab | 1876-04-06 | 8 | Is being laden with ice for John McDonald. | ||
| 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 | 1887-04-28 | 3 | Cleared, 5,500 ties, Chicago. |
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.