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 | 1907-05-17 | 1 | The schooner Cora cleared from this port last Saturday for Sheboygan, having taken on a cargo of lumber here for the Samuel Perry Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1907-06-07 | 4 | The schooner Cora cleared from here the first of the week, with a cargo of lumber for the Samuel Perry Co., for Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1908-06-05 | 7 | The schooner Cora came in port last Sunday with a load of shingles for local dealers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1911-05-26 | 3 | The schooner Cora arrived in port last Thursday evening with a cargo of cord wood for the Algoma Fuel Company, from Ford River. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1911-07-28 | 2 | Arrived from Cedar River with a cargo of cord wood for the Algoma Fuel Company. Road out storm in the harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1912-07-05 | 7 | The little schooner Cora arrived in port Sunday with a cargo of wood for the Algoma Fuel Company. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1901-05-24 | 1 | The schooner Cora is loading hay here for J. Berg. It is consigned to Cedar River. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Cora | 1903-10-23 | 1 | The schooner Cora landed a cargo of hemlock lumber here the first of the week for H. Grimm. | |
| 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 | 1903-04-17 | 1 | Arrived with a cargo of lumber for Henry Grimm and was detained in port several days due to the heavy sea. |
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.