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 | B. F. Wade | 1878-08-01 | 10 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 31 from Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | B. F. Wade | 1877-04-26 | 8 | Loaded with ties at the Alaska pier. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | B. F. Wade | 1877-04-12 | 8 | Weathered the Sunday and Monday blow at anchor in the bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | B. F. Wade | 1877-04-12 | 8 | Captain Archie Bell, of the schooner circulated among his Ahanpee friends this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | B. F. Wade | 1878-07-18 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 20 from Chicago. Departed 24th for Chicago with 3,000 ties and 3,500 posts for F. S. & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | B. F. Wade | 1877-04-19 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 17 from Chicago: Cleared 18th for Chicago with 4,100 ties for Shimmel & Janda. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | B. F. Wade | 1877-05-17 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 14 from Chicago: Cleared for Chicago 14th with 4,200 ties for Shimmel & Janda. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | B. F. Wade | 1877-04-12 | 8 | Arrived Ahnapee April 10 from Chicago. Cleared 10th for Chicago with 4,200 ties for Shimmel & Janda. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | B. F. Williams | 1888-10-06 | 3 | To Milwaukee from Sister Bay - big article | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | B. F.Wade | 1876-10-19 | 10 | Captain Archie Bell, of the schooner, anchored his craft in the bay, and took a run ashore with the boys, last Saturday. |
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.