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 | Scow | Sea Star | 1879-09-18 | 4 | The scow Sea Star owned by C. L. Fellows, cleared for Chicago on Tuesday, laden with 3,000 ties for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1878-08-29 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 24 from Racine. Departed 26th for Foscoro. | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Sea Star | 1883-09-13 | 3 | Docked in Milwaukee to stop leak | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Sea Star | 1883-05-24 | 3 | Threw part of deck load over to save her | |
| Door County Advocate | Sea Star | 1886-12-30 | 3 | On record of the life-savers | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Sea Star | 1885-11-05 | 3 | Run into while lying in Chicago | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Sea Star | 1872-09-26 | 3 | Arrived Sept. 23, Chicago. Cleared Sept. 23, Chicago, 80 cds wood. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-07-14 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Racine, 100 cords bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-04-28 | 3 | Shipment from Foscoro. Sea Star, Chicago 5,000 posts, Monday, for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-05-05 | 3 | Shipments by F. Swaty & Son from Foscoro: Scow Sea Star, 4000 ties |
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.