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 | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1910-07-22 | 1 | Information from the Door County Democrat on sunken vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1904-03-04 | 1 | Picture of Ann Arbor No. 3 in the ice. The Ann Arbor No. 3 and No. 2 are caught in the ice south of Kewaunee. The No. 1 failed to release them. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1900-04-20 | 1 | Chas. Bacon drowned attempting to jump from the pier to the Ann Arbor No. 1. He fell backwards striking his head on one of the stringers on the pier and sank immediately. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1900-02-23 | 1 | Algomah and Ann Arbor No.1 stuck in Green Bay. The tugs, Arctic and Pankratz have been three days trying to reach the disabled steamers. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Car ferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1910-10-21 | 1 | Information on the new Ann Arbor vessel being built to take the place of Ann Arbor No. 1, burned at Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1903-12-11 | 1 | Steamer J. Emery Owen burned and the Ann Arbor carferry No. 1 towed her into the canal at Sturgeon Bay where she sank in 20 feet of water at the bay end. Many vessels came to her rescue. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1903-01-09 | 1 | In crossing the lake from Manistique to Frankfort ran aground on one of the Manitou Islands. She released herself the next day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1900-04-13 | 1 | The Ann Arbor No. 1 and the Algomah were finally released from the ice fields by the Ann Arbor No. 3.The tug Go. Pankratz assisted damaged No. 1. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1900-07-27 | 8 | Harbor was quite lively Wednesday. The Ann Arbor No. 1, liner Atlanta and the tug Nelson towing the large coal barge T. S. Fassett entered the harbor about the same time. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 17 | 1914-03-12 | 1 | Crushed gasoline boat like an egg shell |
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.