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 | 1885-05-28 | 3 | Arrived and cleared May 23, mixed cargo. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Corona | 1885-05-28 | 3 | The Corona arrived here several hours behind time from the south, Tuesday evening, not reaching here until 12 o'clock. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1884-11-20 | 3 | Made her final trip last Saturday. A side wheel boat will run here once or twice each week until close of navigation. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Corona | 1883-09-06 | 3 | Is not very reliable as a "stopper". It is annoying to see it passing here both day and night. | |
| 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 | 1882-07-06 | 3 | An excursion party from Kewaunee was on the Corona Saturday. They went to Menominee and other Bay ports, on a pleasure trip. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Corona | 1882-06-22 | 3 | The Corona stopped here going north Friday and Saturday. Monday she commenced on daily time and has stopped regularly since. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1882-06-08 | 3 | The steamer Corona has touched here for freight and passengers several times during the week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1882-05-04 | 3 | The steamer will hereafter touch here regularly, the weather permitting. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Corona | 1882-10-12 | 3 | New time in schedule given. |
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.