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 | Georgia | 1900-06-22 | 1 | The trim schooner Little Georgia ran in here for shelter Wednesday night during the prevalence of the south wind. She was loaded with cordwood for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Georgia | 1900-11-23 | 1 | The Georgia will make her last trip to Manistique and other north shore ports about November 25. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1900-11-16 | 1 | The Goodrich steamer Georgia was in port Thursday morning and took on considerable freight. She had considerable difficulty in backing out. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Georgia | 1899-07-14 | 3 | In port with a number of passengers returning from their outing at Mackinac Island. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Georgia | 1899-09-22 | 3 | Information on what is being done with the Goodrich vessels City of Racine, Indiana, Atlanta, Chicago, Sheboygan and Georgia. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Georgia | 1899-12-01 | 1 | Winter schedule for the Goodrich's boats Atlanta, Iowa, Indiana, Racine, Georgia and Chicago given. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1899-11-10 | 3 | The Atlanta, Georgia and Chicago all came in on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Georgia | 1902-06-20 | 1 | Took a load of gravel from here to Green Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Georgia | 1902-05-30 | 1 | Arrived here from Menominee with a cargo of lumber for S. H. Newman. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Georgia | 1902-04-18 | 1 | The steamer Badger State of the Barry line made her first trip here. In command of Capt. Ed. Carus, formerly of the steamer Georgia. The Empire State is also on this line, |
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.