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 | Propeller | Depere | 1886-12-23 | 3 | The propeller Depere was in port on Monday and as usual had on an immense quantity of freight for our merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1891-03-19 | 3 | Was in port Friday and again yesterday and discharged large amounts of freight for parties in this city and vicinity. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | DePere | 1890-04-17 | 3 | The propeller DePere leaves Chicago next Monday evening on her first regular trip of the season for Green Bay ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | DePere | 1890-05-15 | 3 | Landed her Kewaunee passengers here owing to the prevailing heavy weather she was unable to enter that harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1887-11-10 | 3 | In entering our harbor ran onto the bar formed where the old citizens' pier used formerly to be. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1887-12-08 | 3 | The propeller Depere was in port Monday and discharged a large cargo of freight for our merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1887-12-22 | 3 | The propeller has gone into winter quarters at Manitowoc. Her place being taken by the City of Ludington. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1891-04-09 | 3 | The steamer Depere was in port last Monday and the steamer Chicago last Sunday. Information on schedules of vessels. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | DePere | 1875-01-07 | 8 | Arrived here on Tuesday and discharged an immense cargo of freight for the merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1876-03-23 | 8 | Is hourly expected at this port. |
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.