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 | Pride | 1893-06-15 | 3 | Was found capsized in the lake off Manitowoc. She was towed into Milwaukee by the steamer P. D. Armour. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Pride | 1892-10-13 | 3 | In to await favorable winds. She was light from the south, and cleared for the north Sunday forenoon. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Pride | 1894-08-30 | 3 | The schooner Pride, of Milwaukee, bound for Jacksonport after a cargo of wood for her home port, lay windbound here yesterday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Pride | 1893-05-25 | 3 | Arrived with a cargo of lumber from Youngs & Fetzwer's mills at Horseshoe Bay, for the Ahnapee Furniture Company. | |
| Door County Advocate | Pride of Kenosha | 1888-04-28 | 2 | Waiting at Baileys Harbor to load | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Pride of Milwaukee | 1887-05-07 | 2 | Loading at Baileys Harbor | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Pride of Milwaukee | 1886-07-08 | 2 | Arrived at Bailey s Harbor | |
| Door County Advocate | Pride of Milwaukee | 1886-09-30 | 2 | Took cargoes from Bailey s Harbor | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Pride of Racine | 1886-07-08 | 2 | Arrived at Bailey s Harbor | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Pride of Racine | 1887-05-07 | 2 | Loading at Baileys Harbor |
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.