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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | I. N. Foster | 1907-01-03 | 1 | In winter quarters - to receive a boiler from the Presley | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | I. N. Foster | 1906-11-08 | 1 | Loaded with hay -caught up with quarry output | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | I. N. Foster | 1887-08-25 | 3 | Has been abandoned and stripped. Four tugs attempted to release her. She was driven ashore on Rock Island. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | I. N. Foster | 1887-09-01 | 3 | Owners obtained from the underwriters the full amount of the insurance which amounted to $6,000. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | I. N. Foster | 1907-07-12 | 1 | The steamer, I. N. Foster, broke her main shaft while about 18 miles ESE of this port with barge Oak Leaf in tow. Tug Lorena was secured and towed both to Two Rivers. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | I. N. Foster | 1906-03-23 | 1 | To take first load of stone to Muskegon | |
| Door County Advocate | I. N. Foster | 1906-11-22 | 1 | Cost and profits of hay trip given | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | I. N. Foster | 1887-09-22 | 3 | Wrecking expedition commenced operations on the rleaase of the schooner, ashore on Fisherman's reef, Rock Island. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | I. N. Foster | 1887-08-18 | 3 | Capt. Tuttle went up with the tug Delta to inspect the schooner I. N. Foster, which ran on a reef south of Rock Island. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | I. N. Foster | 1887-09-08 | 3 | Copy of Door County Advocate dealing with the purchase of the schooner I. N. Foster by Leathem & Smith. |
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.