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 | Steamer | Atlanta | 1901-09-27 | 1 | Went aground on the northeast end of Dunlap reef in Sturgeon Bay. The tugs A. J. Wright, Geo. Nelson, O. M. Field, Arctic and Leathem and Cecelia Hill couldn't release her. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Atlanta | 1900-11-23 | 1 | The liner City of Racine will receive a second cabin which will contain 38 staterooms and a smoking room. Sidewheeler Sheboygan will go out of service about Dec. 1 and the Atlanta will take her place. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Atlanta | 1901-02-08 | 1 | The Atlanta was about a day late due to the heavy northeast blow which swept over the lake on the previous day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Atlanta | 1901-03-29 | 1 | In port for the first time in two weeks, being unable to reach here on account of the ice in the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Atlanta | 1901-04-19 | 1 | The Goodrich steamer Sheboygan is now running on this route in place of the steamers Iowa and Atlanta. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Atlanta | 1906-03-23 | 1 | Steamer Atlanta burns when about 15 miles south of Sheboygan and 5 miles from shore. The fishing tug Tessler noticed steamer and went to rescue those on board as did the steamer Georgia. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Liner | Atlanta | 1900-07-27 | 8 | Harbor was quite lively Wednesday. The Ann Arbor No. 1, liner Atlanta and the tug Nelson towing the large coal barge T. S. Fassett entered the harbor about the same time. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Atlanta | 1901-10-04 | 1 | By the stranding of the steamer Atlanta at Sturgeon Bay, the Goodrich Company found it necessary to fit out the Chicago again. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Atlanta | 1900-12-07 | 1 | The Atlanta had considerable trouble getting into this port due to ice. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Atlanta | 1901-03-22 | 1 | The Goodrich steamer Atlanta did not come further north than Kewaunee the first of this week, on account of the heavy sea and ice. |
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.