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 | 1899-08-18 | 3 | In port for the first time since June 14, she having been out of commission receiving repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1899-11-10 | 3 | The Atlanta, Georgia and Chicago all came in on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1900-09-21 | 1 | Has been laid up at Manitowoc, having broken one of her arches in the recent heavy storm on the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1898-09-23 | 3 | Was several hours behind time owing to the thick smoke and fog that hung over the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Chicago | 1898-06-10 | 3 | The harbor presented quite a lively appearance Friday when both the Chicago and Sheboygan were in port at the same time. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1895-05-02 | 3 | She was the first side wheel streamer to enter the harbor this season. She brought a large amount of freight for merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1895-05-09 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer Chicago last winter underwent extensive repairs. She is even more attractive in appearance this season than last. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1896-10-22 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer Chicago was in port last Saturday, and discharged considerable freight for dealers here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Chicago | 1906-08-03 | 1 | Broke her cross-head, while near Kewaunee and had to be towed back to Manitowoc for repairs. | |
| 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. |
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.