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 | Cora | 1908-11-13 | 1 | The little schooner Cora, arrived in port Saturday with a load of lumber from Menominee consigned to Henry Grimm, the lumber dealer here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1909-08-06 | 1 | The schooner Cora lumber laden unloaded a cargo here for H. Grimm the local dealer, the fore of this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1909-06-11 | 1 | The schooner Cora arrived in port Sunday having on board a cargo of slabs for the Algoma Fuel company. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1910-07-08 | 3 | The schooner Cora was in port several days this week with a cargo of lumber for Henry Grimm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1910-06-03 | 7 | The little schooner Cora arrived in port Tuesday afternoon with a cargo of shingles for Henry Grimm from Cedar River, Mich. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1910-08-05 | 7 | Cleared for Van's Harbor, Mich., after a cargo of pulp wood for parties at Muskegon. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1910-10-14 | 3 | Door County Democrat. The schooner Cora was windbound here for a few days this week while bound south loaded. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1903-11-20 | 1 | The schooner Cora was in port the first of the week with a cargo of lumber for Henry Grimm, and on her return trip north she took a cargo of baled hay to Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1906-04-27 | 1 | Here to buy hay, but was unable to maike the purchase and left light. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1905-05-05 | 1 | The schooner Cora was in port this week with a cargo of lumber and timber for H. Grimm. |
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.