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 | Steamer | City of Louisville | 1901-08-31 | 1 | Prices and repairs given | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | City of Louisville | 1900-03-24 | 1 | Ran out of coal and used cornmeal | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | City of Louisville | 1901-04-26 | 1 | The Hart steamboat line of Green Bay has purchased the steamer City of Louisville and will put her on the run between Green Bay and Buffalo. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | City of Louisville | 1902-03-22 | 1 | Assignments out of G. B. given | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | City of Louisville | 1901-10-05 | 1 | On boxes to repair rudder | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | City of Louisville | 1897-01-09 | 1 | Section to be removed from St. Joseph harbor | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | City of Ludington | 1889-05-02 | 3 | Information on the new steamer. It will be in command of Capt. Gilman, formerly of the City of Ludington. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | City of Ludington | 1887-12-22 | 3 | The propeller has gone into winter quarters at Manitowoc. Her place being taken by the City of Ludington. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | City of Ludington | 1882-12-21 | 3 | Discharged large quantities of merchandise for our merchants and parties north on the peninsula. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | City of Ludington | 1880-08-12 | 3 | Was to have been launched at Manitowoc last week. Information on her. |
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.