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 | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1895-01-31 | 3 | Got through the ice. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1896-03-05 | 3 | From Kewaunee. Ann Arbor No. 2 is still in the dry dock at Milwaukee. The No. 1 has been making her regular trips of late. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1894-02-22 | 3 | Ann Arbor No. 2 could not enter harbor at Frankfort due to a sand bar. Returned to Kewaunee to await dredging. No. 1 + No. 2 then set out. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1893-02-02 | 3 | The Ferry Steamer Ann Arbor No. 2 arrived in Kewaunee this, Thursday, morning. The Ann Arbor No. 1 has not made a trip since Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1892-12-08 | 3 | Went out and lightened the then stranded steamer Ann Arbor No.1, by taking the apples and part of the coal from that steamer. | |
| Door County Advocate | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1906-12-06 | 1 | 20 cars came loose in storm | ||
| Door County Advocate | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1910-03-10 | 1 | Destroyed by fire | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1892-12-01 | 3 | All the tugs on L. Mich. seem to be at work in the effort to get her off, ashore near Ahnapee | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1893-01-05 | 3 | Is making daily trips between Frankfort and Kewaunee. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ferry boat | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1893-01-12 | 3 | According to Sunday+s Sentinel the Ann Arbor can be converted into a gun boat |
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.