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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Depere | 1892-01-14 | 3 | Sold to Captain S. P. Grummond of Detroit. Laid up here or the past year. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1878-02-14 | 8 | The Depere made us a call yesterday and discharged a large quantity of merchandise. She will be here again in a week or ten days. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1878-02-28 | 8 | Arrived at this port during the week and departed. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1877-12-06 | 8 | The propeller will run between Milwaukee and Chicago during the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1888-05-03 | 3 | Arrived with several passengers and a quantity of freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1887-10-06 | 3 | The propeller Depere was in port on her trip north on Friday morning and discharged a large amount of freight for this port. | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | Propeller | Depere | 1878-10-10 | 8 | The Depere went by in a fog last Tuesday night. |
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.