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 | Georgie | 1881-04-21 | 3 | The little Georgie, light, sailed on Saturday last, having sought shelter in our harbor. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Scow-schooner | Georgie | 1901-05-11 | 1 | Windbound | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie | 1891-11-26 | 3 | Will probably not go into commission again this season. She will doubtless be stripped and put into winter quarters here. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Georgie | 1903-05-16 | 1 | Brought in cargo of old timber | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow-schooner | Georgie | 1901-05-25 | 1 | Docked for re-calking | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1891-05-07 | 3 | The little schooner Georgie Brown owned by Capt. Henry Schmiling, arrived from Menominee Tuesday with a full load of lath for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1894-03-08 | 3 | If not sold before navigation opens, will receive some repairs and placed in the coasting trade. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1889-11-21 | 3 | In port and will make one more trip to Horse Shoe Bay for a cargo of slab wood and will be stripped and laid up for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1889-09-05 | 3 | Alva McDonald and George Wenniger, had chartered the schooner for a trip across the lake for fruit but head winds cancelled the trip. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Georgie Brown | 1889-06-27 | 3 | Scow Lady Ellen and schooner Georgie Brown arrived in port. Cargo brought in and loaded and for whom given. |
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.