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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Yacht | Gesine | 1 | Damaged to a small extent in a collision with the Sheboygan | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Yacht | Gesine | 5 | Left Tuesday for a trip to Idlewild and other northern points. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Yacht | Gesine | 5 | Left for Oconto. Those on board went for a gun shoot. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Yacht | Gesine | 1 | Arrived home from south Atlantic waters. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Yacht | Gesine | 1 | Finished sixth in race among 22 starters in Chicago to Mackinac Island race. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Yacht | Gesine | 1916-07-28 | 1 | Was in port with a party of Manitowoc pleasure seekers aboard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Gesine | 1887-08-04 | 3 | The schooner Gesine loaded a cargo of ties at Samuel Perry's dock on Monday. This was her first appearance in this harbor. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Gesine | 1 | Capt. is Fred Schuette. Part of history given by Timothy Kelly Sr. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Yacht | Gesine | 5 | Left for several weeks cruise to Georgian Bay. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Gesine | 1 | Information of three vessels of same name owned by Schuette+s of Manitowoc. |
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.