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 | Schooner | Lucy Graham | 1909-01-21 | 1 | Reminiscent | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Lucy Graham | 1902-08-09 | 1 | Ran into the bridge | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Lucy Graham | 1906-08-23 | 1 | Anchored above the bridge | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lucy Graham | 1903-06-26 | 1 | The schooner Lucy Graham was in port a couple of days the first of the week windbound, having on board a cargo of wood for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lucy Graham | 1909-07-16 | 1 | The schooner Lucy Graham of Washington Island, was in port with a load of wood this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lucy Graham | 1909-08-20 | 1 | The schooner Lucy Graham unloaded a cargo of lumber here for S. H. Newman the forepart of the week. She cleared for Washington Island on Tuesday after another load. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lucy Graham | 1900-06-22 | 1 | While sailing into this port, she collided with the south pier, tearing out a cat head and broke several feet off the rail on her port bow. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lucy Graham | 1895-07-18 | 3 | Ran in here to await favorable winds. She was bound for Milwaukee with a cargo of posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lucy Graham | 1879-03-27 | 8 | The Lucy Graham, while laying in the harbor this week, has received a thorough re-calking. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Lucy Graham | 1879-03-27 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee March 23 from Chicago. Departed 25 for Portage. |
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.