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 | Steamer | Corona | 1888-05-17 | 3 | Arrives every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights from the south, and Monday, Thursday and Saturday morning from the north. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | steamer | Corona | 1885-05-07 | 3 | To ply between Manitowoc and Green Bay with a stop at Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1885-05-14 | 3 | Arrived and cleared May 12, merchandise. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1884-05-15 | 3 | Will commence making regular trips on this route. On her return trips from Sturgeon Bay the corona will touch at Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1884-05-08 | 3 | Trips with times for the steamer Corona given. The steamer Depere routes also given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Corona | 1884-07-17 | 3 | Kewaunee. Unloaded fourteen self binders for Haney Bros. Farm machinery forms by far, the largest part of her freight now-a-days. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Corona | 1885-10-22 | 3 | On account of the severe storm on Monday the Corona laid over in Sturgeon Bay until Tuesday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1885-10-22 | 3 | Change of route times due to the immense rush of freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1885-09-17 | 3 | The steamer Corona arrived on time on Thursday night for the first time during the week, having lost one trip on account of the storm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1885-09-10 | 3 | On account of the storm, the steamer remained in the harbor at Manitowoc and so did not come here Tuesday night |
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.