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 | 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 | 1886-01-21 | 3 | The steamer Depere came in on Sunday, brought in a lot of freight for our merchants. She started south again after a brief stay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1886-01-14 | 3 | The steamer Depere is expected to arrive the latter part of this week, wind and weather permitting. | |
| 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 | 1885-12-10 | 3 | The steamer Depere now makes trips to this port as regularly as the weather permits. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1885-12-24 | 3 | The propeller Depere, now making regular trips between here and southern points. Is in our harbor with a heavy cargo of freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1886-01-07 | 3 | In with a good load of freight for our merchants. She took out about 100 boxes of cheese from the Forestville cheese factory. | |
| 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 | 1887-10-06 | 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. |
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.