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 | H. Rand | 1882-03-30 | 3 | Schooner H. Rand, with bark from Kewaunee, arrived in Chicago Monday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | H. Rand | 1895-03-09 | 5 | Receiving decks and other repairs | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | H. Rand | 1877-09-06 | 8 | Has taken out cargo from Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | H. Rand | 1878-03-28 | 8 | Loaded and cleared on Wednesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | H. Rand | 1878-05-02 | 8 | Cleared from Kewaunee with cargo during the week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | H. Rand | 1878-06-20 | 8 | Loaded bark at the south pier during the week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | H. Rand | 1877-10-18 | 8 | The H. Rand and Perry Hannah took out about 10,000 ties owned by B. Mashek, from Kewaunee for the Chicago market last Sunday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | H. Rand | 1878-07-11 | 8 | Took out ties and bark for V. Mashek on Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | H. Rand | 1879-05-08 | 8 | From Kewaunee. The schooners Annie Thorine, J. Duvall, Carrier, Eliza Day, Mary B. Hale, H. Rand cleared with cargoes. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | H. Rand | 1884-09-18 | 3 | The schooner H. Rand was in port on Monday and took a cargo of bark for Messrs. Mashek & Metzner, of Chicago. |
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.