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 | Clara | 1886-04-15 | 3 | The scow Beien? left with ties for Sam Perry. The schooner Clara left with ties. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1885-04-23 | 3 | Into port. Bound for Clay Banks to load hay for Manistee. She was the first sail out of Sheboygan and the first to arrive here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1887-07-21 | 3 | Chris Bransdorf disposed of the schooner Clara to Sheboygan parties. He used to own an interest of the burned steambarge G. P. Heath. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1889-03-14 | 3 | The steam barge Mary Mills, the schooners Industry and Clara, and the scow Wm. Finch are undergoing repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Clara | 1889-04-25 | 3 | The work on the barge Mary Mills and the schooner Clara is now about completed. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Consort | Clara | 1887-12-08 | 3 | The steambarge Mary Mills and consort Clara left for Clay Banks to load cord wood for Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Clara | 1887-11-10 | 3 | A fleet of vessels comprising the Kate E. Howard, G. Ellox, Clara, Dreadnaught and Gladiator were windbound here Sun. and Mon. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1889-08-15 | 3 | The schooner Clara was in port windbound yesterday, and in the evening left for Clay Banks to load with lumber for Geo. Grimmer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1889-06-13 | 3 | Chris. Braunsdorf sold the rebuilt schooner to Capt. Grank Eckmeyer of Sheboygan, consideration $800. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Clara | 1889-11-21 | 3 | Arrived here from Clay Banks pier in a badly damaged condition by pounding against the pier during the storm a few days preceding. |
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.