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 | Harbor | Ahnapee | 1885-05-14 | 3 | Work of filling the north harbor pier with stone and covering ther cribs with plank has been completed. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Ahnapee | 1884-11-06 | 3 | The first crib at the outer end of the north harbor pier is being sunk to-day, which leaves only one to be placed in position. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Ahnapee | 1884-06-19 | 3 | Is ashore on Sheboygan north point and is abandoned. It was built on the Ahnapee river three miles from this city about 16 years ago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | Ahnapee | 1887-06-16 | 3 | Capt. George Warner is removing the citizen's pier from the harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Ahnapee | 1887-08-04 | 3 | The city authorities have placed two can buoys in the harbor to locate the bar formed where the old citizens' pier used to be. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | Ahnapee | 1894-10-18 | 3 | Work of rebuilding the super structure of the harbor piers is now in progress. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | Ahnapee | 1893-08-31 | 3 | Information on work being done. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Ahnapee | 1894-01-11 | 3 | Information on work being done on the Ahnapee Harbor. Dredge No. 2 is working here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Light house | Ahnapee | 1897-09-02 | 3 | Lighthouse keeper, Charles Young, has had a warehouse built on the harbor pier in which wood and tools will be kept. It will also be used as a boat house. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Light | Ahnapee | 1910-07-29 | 1 | Even though the city name was changed from Ahnapee to Algoma 18 years ago, The pier head light name is only now going to be changed. |
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.