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 | Anne Thorine | 1876-09-14 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee Sept. 14, in harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Anne Thorine | 1877-08-16 | 8 | Cleared 10th for Milwaukee with 65 cds of wood on account of vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Anne Thorine | 1878-01-10 | 8 | Christian Christianson, captain of the schooner Anne Thorine, of Manitowoc, is visiting with Mr. And Mrs. Halverson, relatives of his. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Anne Thorine | 1880-04-15 | 4 | Drifted on a rock at Alaska. An attempt to get her off proved futile. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Anne Thorine | 1880-04-29 | 3 | The owners of the schooner Anne Thorine, ashore at Alaska, have given her to F. C. Maxon, owner of the tug S. S. Coe. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Anne Thorine | 1880-06-24 | 3 | The tug S. S. Coe released the schooner Anne Thorine. She is chained to the schooner Belle Laurie and scow Dreadnought to keep afloat. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Anne Thorine | 1876-08-31 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee Aug. 30 loaded. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Anne Thorine | 1876-06-15 | 8 | Cleared this port since last issue. With wood for Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Anne Thorine | 1877-08-09 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 2 from Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Anne Thorine | 1880-04-15 | 4 | The Anne Thorine, on a rock at Alaska was pounding heavily and fears of her going to pieces were entertained. |
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.