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 | Sea Star | 1879-11-06 | 4 | The Conquest, I. H. Johnson, El Tempo, J. P. De Coudres, Sea Star and Belle Laurie are in port awaiting a load. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1879-10-30 | 4 | Sch. W. H. Hawkins and Sea Star weathered Sat. gale in this harbor, the former bound for Jacksonport and the latter for Foscoro. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1880-01-08 | 4 | The spars of the old scow Sea Star have been taken out. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1883-11-22 | 3 | The scow Sea Star took on a cargo of Christmas trees here, for Milwaukee and Chicago, Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1883-11-29 | 3 | The scows Sea Star, loaded with Christmas trees, and Lady Ellen, loaded with wood, are awaiting favorable weather for sailing south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1883-08-23 | 3 | The schooners Sea Star, Madonna, St. Cloud and Graham Bros. secured a cargo of wet rye from the wrecked propeller Potomac. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1883-05-24 | 3 | Caught alongside pier at Clay Banks. Struck bottom and jettison her deck load. Went S., collided with unknown craft but made Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1886-07-08 | 3 | The schooners Sea Star, Lady Ellen, Nellie Detroit, Z. G. Simmons, Tempest and Ole Oleson all loaded cargoes at this port this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1886-05-06 | 3 | The scow Sea Star arrived in port on Monday and loaded ties for Sam Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1886-11-11 | 3 | Was wrecked while moored at the pier at Clay Banks. |
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.