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 | Island City | 1882-07-06 | 3 | The schooner Island City came in Monday and loads ties for A. Danek. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1882-06-15 | 3 | The schooner Island City arrived yesterday with merchandise. She will load here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1882-06-22 | 3 | The schooner Island City, with a cargo of ties for H. Gericke, cleared for Milwaukee Thursday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1882-10-12 | 3 | Vessels arrived and cleared this port. Ties for H. Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1882-09-07 | 3 | In port. She loaded with 20 cords of bark for August Froemming, and 1,200 posts for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1882-11-09 | 3 | The schooner Island City arrived Wednesday, with back freight for different parties. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1891-11-05 | 3 | The schooner Island City cleared for Milwaukee last Sunday with a load of wood for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Island City | 1891-11-19 | 3 | The Island City was a Sunday arrival in this harbor. She took on a cargo of posts for A. Froemming for Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1892-06-09 | 3 | The schooner Island City loaded with posts for A. Froemming, and cleared for Milwaukee last Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Island City | 1880-04-15 | 4 | Taken out loads from this port. Schooner Island City, Sunday, 1,400 hemlock ties and 800 posts for E. Decker & Co. |
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.