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 | Steamer | Chicago | 1902-07-25 | 1 | The steamer Chicago of the Goodrich line was pulled off the route last week for a trip but is running on regular time again, since the strike has been settled. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1906-09-14 | 8 | The Goodrich steamer Chicago is to be taken out of the passenger service, and will nbe cut down during the coming winter, and remodeled into a freight carrier. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sidewheeler | Chicago | 1910-06-03 | 1 | New routes for the sidewheelers Chicago and Sheboygan given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1908-07-03 | 1 | Stopped in to let off 100 men and women who came here to go to work at the pea canning factory of the Van Camp Company. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1912-05-10 | 1 | Goodrich schedule given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1912-05-17 | 7 | One of the vessels mentioned in a big article written by an old steamboat man of forty odd years and given in the Chicago Magazine. This is a continuation of previous articles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1911-06-09 | 1 | Goodrich summer schedule given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1879-11-20 | 4 | The steamer Chicago arrived at this port Sunday morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1879-12-11 | 4 | The steamer Chicago went into winter quarters at Manitowoc. The propeller Depere will make occasional trip here this winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Chicago | 1879-12-11 | 4 | The propeller Oconto touched at this port last Monday evening in place of the Chicago. She did not go north. |
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.