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 | Propeller | Depere | 1877-01-04 | 8 | Landed considerable freight at this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1877-01-18 | 8 | The propeller Depere is in port with a large amount of freight aboard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Depere | 1877-03-22 | 8 | Came in Monday morning and landed a large amount of freight. The captain reports considerable ice in lake. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1877-03-29 | 8 | Made her usual weekly trip to this port last Sunday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1877-02-08 | 8 | The propeller will leave Milwaukee for Ahnapee and Horns Pier next Tuesday morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1876-04-20 | 8 | Goodrich Line. Ludington and Manistee route. Captain J. Gillman | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | DePere | 1876-04-13 | 8 | Arrived Tuesday with large consignments of merchandise for our dealers. She took our grain and sundries, returning via Manistee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Port | DePere | 1926-07-30 | 2 | Depere sent a draft of $50,000 to the War department to pay for the deepening of the river and turning basin. In return the War department would authorize the deepening of the channel of the river to 18 feet. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Depere | 1883-04-26 | 3 | Propeller Depere, ashore couth of Two Rivers last fall, was released by the Arctic, assisted by two tugs from Two Rivers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Depere | 1891-03-19 | 3 | Was in port Friday and again yesterday and discharged large amounts of freight for parties in this city and vicinity. |
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.