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 | Depere | 1886-02-11 | 3 | The Depere came in this morning bringing considerable freight. She had only a small cargo going out. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1886-04-08 | 3 | The str Corona is expected to arrive in this port about the 20th of this month. The Depere will then be put on the east shore of the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1886-04-01 | 3 | The steamer Depere came in on Saturday and had her usual quota of passengers and freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1889-12-05 | 3 | Steamer Ludington still fast at Eagle Harbor. Three tugs haven't moved her an inch. The propeller Depere has taken her cargo. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Depere | 1887-11-03 | 3 | After this trip she will be put into dry dock at Manitowoc and have a thorough overhaul this winter. The Depere will take her place. | ||
| 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 | 1887-11-17 | 3 | Propeller Depere passed across the bow of schooner Industry only a few rods ahead. Schooner Industry had dynamite on board. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1888-04-19 | 3 | Arrived in port with quite a number of passengers and some freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1878-10-10 | 8 | The Depere has taken the place of the Oconto on the Green Bay route. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1879-03-20 | 12 | Arrived at Ahnapee March 17 from Chicago. Departed 17 for Ludington. |
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.