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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Christiana | 1894-02-17 | 5 | Receiving new frames and planking | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Christiana | 1900-11-03 | 1 | Windbound | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Christiana | 1885-04-30 | 3 | The schooner Christiana, Capt. C. E. Bacon, departed for the north with potatoes, butter, eggs, & c. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Christiana | 1885-06-18 | 3 | Arrived in port from Ford River, Mich., with a full load of flooring for Detjen & Gablowsky, Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Christiana | 1884-08-14 | 3 | Ran on a sunken scow at Tow Rivers, receiving damage to her bottom. She is now in port, under-going repairs. Cleared yesterday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Christiana | 1884-10-09 | 3 | The schooner Christiana, Capt. C. E. Bacon, sought shelter in our harbor from the storm Sat. and Sunday. The Lady Ellen did likewise. | |
| 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Christiana | 1909-11-05 | 1 | Arrived in port with lumber consigned to Henry Grimm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Christiana | 1886-07-08 | 3 | Information on one of the sailors on the Christiana who indulged in the use of "tanglefoot" too freely and was given his walking papers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Christiana | 1881-09-22 | 3 | The Christiana was in port with a cargo of apples the fore part of the week. She disposed of her cargo readily, though at a low figure. |
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.