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 | 1886-04-08 | 3 | The Depere on Sunday last brought in a large quantity of freight and several passengers. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Depere | 1886-01-28 | 3 | Came in but with very little freight. She went north as far as Lily Bay. She stopped here on her return trip but business was very light. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Depere | 1886-03-25 | 3 | The Depere came in on Saturday, bringing a lot of passengers and a large quantity of freight. She took a lot of freight south. | ||
| 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 | Steamer | Depere | 1885-12-17 | 3 | The steamer Depere came in on Monday and brought in a lot of freight. She took out several thousand bushels of wheat. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1885-12-31 | 3 | The steamer Depere made a trip to this port last Sunday evening. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1879-03-20 | 12 | Arrived at Ahnapee March 17 from Chicago. Departed 17 for Ludington. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1883-12-20 | 3 | Discharged goods here for merchants. She had on merchandise for Horn's Pier, St. Joseph and Sturgeon Bay and went north to deliver. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1884-03-06 | 3 | Landed large quantities of goods here for our merchants. Met large ice fields on her return, after passing Two Creeks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1884-02-07 | 3 | Came as far north as here but couldn't enter our harbor due to the ice fields which extend out into the lake. |
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.