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 | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1922-08-25 | 8 | To be lengthened forty feet | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1913-02-28 | 8 | Made this port about 11 o'clock last Saturday morning in the height of the worst northeaster of the season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1925-02-13 | 1 | Kewaunee. The carferry Ann Arbor No. 4 was released after going aground when it missed the pier by 200 feet in thick fog. The No. 3 assisted in its release. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carferry | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1911-10-27 | 1 | Article on the Ann Arbor carferry No. 4 stranding. Ann Arbor No. 3 released her with little trouble. The tug Torrent left to help the stranded vessel but met the Plum Island life saving crew who told him the vessel had been released. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Car ferry | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1911-01-06 | 1 | Ann Arbor No. 4 went ashore on Plum Island. The No. 3 assisted in releasing the No. 4. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1904-02-26 | 1 | Is fast in the ice near Carlton, a short distance south of Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 1903-01-16 | 1 | Made the last trip for the season to Menominee last Friday afternoon. The ice in the bay having become so heavy. She will continue to make regular trips from Frankfort. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 5 | Winter fleet in commission trading to this port. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Carferries | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 5 | Gone to assistance of other Ann Arbor carferries, disabled in Green bay. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ann Arbor No. 3 | 12 | Broke the ice at Gladstone, Saturday. |
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.