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 | 1880-12-23 | 3 | Will make regular weekly trips here, weather permitting. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam barge | Daisy Day | 1881-02-03 | 3 | From Kewaunee. The steam barge Daisy Day landed a large amount of freight for Jos. Duvall & Co. at their pier last Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam barge | Daisy Day | 1881-02-24 | 3 | The steambarge Daisy Day lost her rudder off Sheboygan last Wednesday. It was replaced at Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1881-03-24 | 3 | Arrived with a quantity of freight. Left for Bailey's Harbor for which place she had considerable freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam barge | Daisy Day | 1881-09-22 | 3 | Steam barge Daisy Day loaded with grain for L. J. Conway & Son, cleared for Milwaukee, Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1881-09-15 | 3 | The steambarge Daisy Day cleared for Milwaukee with 7000 bushels grain for L. J. Conway & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1891-10-22 | 3 | Reported to have been wrecked on the beach at Little Point Sauble. She was unloading at Lee's pier. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-11-16 | 3 | The steambarge Daisy Day cleared for Milwaukee, Monday, with a cargo of grain for L. J. Conway & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-12-07 | 3 | Arrived in port from Menominee. She took on grain for L. J. Conway & Son, and fish for F. Swaty & Son, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-12-21 | 3 | It loaded with grain for L. J. Conway & Son, awaiting favorable weather to clear for Milwaukee. |
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.