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 | Exchange | 1889-12-05 | 3 | Schooner Exchange from Sheboygan bound to Clay Banks for wood, was in port on Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Exchange | 1880-05-20 | 3 | Capt. Chas. Moodey has purchased the schooner Exchange for $300. She was waterlogged, capsized on this lake this spring. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Exchange | 1880-10-21 | 3 | The schooners Conquest and Exchange called at this port for shelter during yesterday's blow. Both had a narrow escape from damages. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Exchange | 1883-11-22 | 3 | North Side fire engine pumped out waterlogged schooner | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Exchange | 1891-05-21 | 3 | The Exchange is in port taking on a cargo of shingles. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Exchange | 1891-04-30 | 3 | The scow Exchange is awaiting favorable weather to clear for Sheboygan, with wood for C. Capelle. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Exchange | 1894-09-13 | 3 | The schooner Exchange, bound north light, came in this port yesterday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Exchange | 1895-10-31 | 3 | The schooner Exchange, south bound sheltered here last Friday and Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Exchange | 1896-05-28 | 3 | The schooner Exchange, of Sheboygan came in this harbor last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Exchange | 1893-06-08 | 3 | Cleared for the north, light, Tuesday. The schooner had been lying in this port several days awaiting fair winds and weather. |
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.