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 | Harbor | Algoma | 1908-07-17 | 1 | Information on work being done in the harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Life Saving Station | Algoma | 1910-04-08 | 1 | Members of the Life Saving Station given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Algoma | 1911-06-23 | 1 | Dredge No. 1 will be named Algoma | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Algoma | 1911-11-10 | 8 | One of many vessels in the harbor of Kewaunee giving the harbor quite an animated appearance. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Algoma | 1911-12-08 | 1 | Capt. William Vollmer of the gov. dredge Algoma reported that the tug Industry had been sent to the dry dock at Sturgeon Bay to be given a thorough overhauling and rebuilding. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Algoma | 1916-06-22 | 6 | Into commission - broke wheel | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Algoma | 1885-11-19 | 3 | The steamer, of the Canadian Pacific railroad, was wrecked and 35 lives were lost. She wrecked on L. Superior off Port Arthur. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Port | Algoma | 1924-05-02 | 1 | If Algoma had a good harbor, much shipping would come to this port. Henry Ford has supposed to bought the Green Bay and Western railroad so he can ship freight to the Minneapolis assembly plant. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Algoma | 1925-01-02 | 2 | Article on "Why a Harbor?" | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Algoma | 1925-03-20 | 1 | Harbor Survey assured, Chamber told in letter. |
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.