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 | Schooner | Evening Star | 1879-04-10 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 8 from Chicago. Departed April 10 for Chicago with 6,000 ties for Sam Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Evening Star | 1879-10-09 | 4 | The schooner Evening Star, Capt. Alex Doak, will go into dry dock for some bottom calking. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Evening Star | 1879-08-28 | 4 | The following vessels cleared from this port during the past week; America, Two Brothers, Evening Star and City of Woodstock. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Evening Star | 1879-12-04 | 4 | She rode out the gale from the south in the bay last Sunday, and narrowly escaped going ashore. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Evening Star | 1878-03-28 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee March 21 from Chicago. Departed 22nd for Chicago with 5,000 ties for Sam Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Evening Star | 1878-03-14 | 10 | Had her jib-top sail, fore-gaf-top sail and main-gaf-top sail carried away. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Evening Star | 1878-02-28 | 8 | Is now commanded by Captain John Doak, well known in those parts as an experienced navigator. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Evening Star | 1877-10-25 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Oct. 24 from Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Evening Star | 1879-03-13 | 8 | Capt. Alex. Doak has command of the schooner Evening Star, and is expected here with her every day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Evening Star | 1879-03-20 | 12 | Had recalking and other repairs above water done and will also have the oakum taken from the seams below the water and recalked. |
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.