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 | Cora | 1914-09-03 | 1 | Given new mainmast and couple of beans | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Cora | 1916-08-10 | 1 | Bound south | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Cora | 1917-07-05 | 1 | Waiting for favorable winds | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1881-09-22 | 3 | Schooner Cora, of Benton harbor, loaded with grain for M. Teweles, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1891-11-26 | 3 | Arrived with a part cargo of apples and other fall fruits. If weather is favorable she will leave for a cruise northward. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1913-06-20 | 4 | Brought in 35 cords of slabs for the Algoma Fuel Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Cora | 1914-06-26 | 5 | Unloading in port yesterday were the Addie Wade, Cora and Chester B. Jones, all with cargoes of fuel for the Algoma Fuel Company. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1914-10-16 | 1 | The schooner James Hall arrived in port yesterday with a cargo of 3800 barrels of salt for distribution along ports on this shore. The little schooner Cora of Menominee was also in with a load of wood. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1912-08-30 | 1 | Southeast gale causes sea to run into harbor, making it difficult for vessels to discharge cargo. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1916-06-02 | 1 | An unusual sight was witnessed along the water front last Friday. Three sailing vessels all discharged cargoes here on the same day.. They were the Cora, James Hall and Isolda Bock. |
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.