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 | 1881-12-29 | 3 | Scow Sea Star was in port last night. She is loaded with wood from Foscoro for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-03-24 | 3 | The scow Sea Star was towed to Foscoro on Tuesday by the steambarge Daisy Day. The star loaded wood for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-03-24 | 3 | The scow Sea Star arrived in Milwaukee on Thursday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-04-14 | 3 | The scow Sea Star sailed for Milwaukee on Tuesday, with sundries and 2,000 ties on captain's account. | |
| 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 | Has been doing a little fast sailing lately. Made a round trip from Chicago to Foscoro and back to Chicago in about 75 hours. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1880-10-07 | 5 | The scow Sea Star and schooner Espindola fly Garfield and Arthur flags. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1880-11-18 | 3 | The scow Sea Star last Tuesday took out 4,500 posts from Foscoro for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1880-09-02 | 3 | Launched and is now receiving her spars and rigging. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sea Star | 1880-09-09 | 3 | When it will be able to sail delayed due to the necessity of making a new spar. |
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.