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 | Steambarge | Heath | 1886-02-04 | 3 | The steambarge Heath made one of her periodical calls in our harbor on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Heath | 1886-02-18 | 3 | Made several unsuccessful attempts to get out of this port. She ended up breaking some of her machinery. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Heath | 1886-04-29 | 3 | Took north a load of potatoes and hay for L. J. Conway & Son. The Heath has received a coat of black paint. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Heath | 1886-02-11 | 3 | The barge Heath came in this noon with freight for Tifft & Hay. She is on her way to Jacksonport with a cargo of baled hay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Heath | 1886-03-18 | 3 | The barge Heath with consort Clara came in on Tuesday evening bringing 400 bushels of shelled corn and a lot of other freights. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Heathen Chinee | 1884-11-13 | 3 | Winter quarters in Bradley s lake in northern part of city | |
| Door County Advocate | Heathen Chinee | 1882-05-04 | 3 | Took stone to Menominee | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Heathen Chinee | 1884-04-17 | 3 | Putting in order for season | |
| Door County Advocate | Heathen Chinee | 1881-10-13 | 3 | Took a load of empty barrels to Little Sturgeon | ||
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Heathen Chinese | 1884-09-25 | 3 | Took load of ice to west shore |
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.