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 | Propeller | Ottawa | 1868-11-13 | 1 | Took steamer Sheboygan in tow and cleared for Washington Island | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Propeller | Ottawa | 1868-12-11 | 1 | Arrived here after unsuccessful attempt to reach Green Bay | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Propeller | Ottawa | 1869-04-23 | 1 | Part of article of history of Goodrich line | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ottawa | 5 | Sprung a leak but arrived in Green Bay all right. | |||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Ottawa | 5 | Slightly damaged in collision with Pere Marquette No. 18 | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ottawa | 3 | Struck Stony Creek reef during heavy seas. Five drown. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ottawa | 1911-04-28 | 8 | Capt. Chas. Isabelle and his crew of men are unloading the schooner Ottawa which is stranded off his place. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ottawa | 1911-05-12 | 1 | Capt. Isabell finished the work of taking the lumber out of the hold of the schooner Ottawa. It was put on the City of New Baltimore, taken to Sturgeon Bay and put on the schooner Mary E. Cook. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ottawa | 1911-04-14 | 1 | Wrecked on reefs off Stony Creek. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ottawa | 1905-06-23 | 1 | An excursion on the steamer Ottawa passed here Sunday on the lake bound for Sturgeon Bay, where a ball game was played between the two towns. |
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.