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 | Christiana | 1894-11-29 | 3 | Into harbor to await favorable winds for sailing south. She was from the north and had on a cargo of wood. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Christiana | 1892-04-14 | 3 | The schooner Christiana, of Sheboygan laid in this port over Monday night. She was bound north after a cargo of wood. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Christiana | 1892-05-19 | 3 | The schooner Christiana loaded posts last Tuesday for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Christiana | 1908-07-24 | 1 | The three master schooner Christiana bound for Kewaunee stopped in this port several days this week being windbound. She was loaded with stove wood. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam yacht | Christiana | 1904-08-05 | 8 | Brought in a scow here from Kewaunee which will be used by the crew on the construction work that is now in progress here. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Christiana | 1928-05-18 | 8 | Sold - had been sunk and now raised for repairs | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Christiana | 1912-09-12 | 1 | Carrying slabs for fuel for fishing tugs | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Christiana | 1898-04-09 | 1 | Left Sheboygan for Detroit Harbor | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Christiana | 1901-08-17 | 1 | Carrying brick between Menominee and S. B. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Christiana | 1909-04-29 | 1 | One half interest sold |
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.