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 | Pearl | 1901-10-04 | 1 | The little schooner Pearl arrived in port on Friday with a load of Michigan peaches and grapes. No trouble was experienced in disposing of the cargo here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Pearl | 1901-08-23 | 1 | The little schooner Pearl arrived in port Tuesday with 600 baskets of peaches which there was no trouble in disposing of. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Pearl | 1901-05-24 | 1 | The schooners Cora, Pearl, Bell and Wilson were all in port the first of the week with lumber and lath. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Pearl | 1899-07-28 | 3 | The schooners Pearl and J. W. Wright arrived in port Tuesday afternoon loaded with lumber for local dealers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Pearl | 1899-09-22 | 3 | The little schooner Pearl was in port this week with a load of lumber for one of the local dealers. The Pearl has been fitted out with a new set of sails. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Pearl | 1883-01-11 | 3 | Purchased | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Pearl | 1903-08-29 | 1 | In for repairs | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Pearl | 1898-08-19 | 3 | The schooner Pearl of Marinette was in port Monday with a load of lumber for H. Grimm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Pearl | 1898-07-01 | 3 | The schooners Chas. N. Smith, Industry and Pearl unloaded cargoes of lumber here the first days of the week. It was brought here from Menominee, for parties here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pearl | 1899-06-02 | 3 | The mosquito fleet was in port with lumber this week. The Wright and Pearl having lumber for H. Grimm and the Bell and Defender lumber and lath. |
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.