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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | John F. Mott | 1893-08-17 | 3 | Brought in a cargo of coal for August Schmidt. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | John F. Prince | 1878-04-18 | 8 | Departed Ahnapee April 11th for Chicago with 3,000 ties for Peter J. Challe. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | John F. Prince | 1878-04-11 | 8 | Brigam and John F. Prince collided while off Port Washington. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | John F. Prince | 1877-12-20 | 8 | The scow arrived in this port Thursday, with a load of feed for Alaska. She will take a load of wood from there to Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | John F. Prince | 1877-06-21 | 10 | Charley Bacon and Charles Bacon, of Ahnapee fitting out a scow to carry wood and stone. Charley part owner of steamer Betsey, Charles mate of John F. Prince. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | John F. Prince | 1879-03-27 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee March 23 from Sheboygan. Departed 24 for Milwaukee with 35 cords of wood and 1,700 posts for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | John F. Prince | 1878-10-24 | 8 | Capt. Alex Doak reports having seen a spar about 5 miles due east of Clay Banks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | John F. Prince | 1879-04-17 | 8 | Departed April 11, Milwaukee, 3,500 posts for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | John F. Prince | 1879-08-14 | 4 | Article about its trip from Sheboygan to Tampico, Mexico. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | John F. Prince | 1880-05-06 | 3 | Met mishap at St. Louis bridge |
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.