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 | Steam barge | Daisy Day | 1881-02-03 | 3 | The steam barge Daisy Day arrived in port last Sunday with a large consignment of freight for our merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam barge | Daisy Day | 1881-02-17 | 3 | The steambarge Daisy Day left for the south early Sunday morning. She had a free run to Manitowoc, at which port she stopped. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam barge | Daisy Day | 1880-12-23 | 3 | Will make regular weekly trips here, weather permitting. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1881-03-24 | 3 | The scow Sea Star was towed to Foscoro on Tuesday by the steambarge Daisy Day. The star loaded wood for Milwaukee. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1880-04-22 | 3 | Launched. Owned by Jacobs & Guyles | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Daisy Day | 1880-06-03 | 3 | Returned with 116,000 ft. of green lumber | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Daisy Day | 1880-06-17 | 3 | Has had a new Sheriff wheel put in | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Daisy Day | 1880-09-02 | 3 | Boiler sustained some injuries in her last trip and is undergoing repairs | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1880-12-30 | 3 | To be on west shore this winter and make trips between Milwaukee and Ahnapee | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Daisy Day | 1881-05-19 | 3 | Which has been taking a rest for some time, started out again on Wed. |
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.