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 | Depere | 1888-04-12 | 3 | Came down the river yesterday to begin the season+s work | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Depere | 1889-04-11 | 3 | Failed to get through to Green Bay last week from Sturgeon Bay owing to the ice. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Depere | 1889-08-15 | 3 | Is making a fortune for the Goodrich Co. this season | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Depere | 1891-08-06 | 3 | Was sold last week to Milwaukee parties. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Depere | 1878-04-04 | 8 | The propeller Oconto is filling the Depere's place on the Manistee route for the present. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1878-01-24 | 8 | Made her regular semi-monthly trip to this place today. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1878-03-07 | 10 | The propeller Depere made her regular visit to this city last Monday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1877-04-12 | 8 | Arrived Ahnapee April 9 from Chicago with mdse, etc. Cleared 9th for Chicago with mdse, etc. | |
| 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 | 1888-05-03 | 3 | Arrived with several passengers and a quantity of freight. |
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.