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 | 1885-06-11 | 3 | Has been thoroughly overhauled and repainted. She was in port Monday, awaiting favorable weather to load at Foscoro. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1885-11-05 | 3 | The schooner Sea Star was run into by the propeller Peerless in the Chicago river. Schooner George involved in the wrecking. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1885-11-19 | 3 | The schooner Sea Star was here on one of her regular trips on Wednesday. | |
| 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 | 1886-10-28 | 3 | The schooners Lady Ellen, Tempest, Ole Olson, Odd Fellow, William Finch, Sea Star and Eliza Day were in port the latter part of last week. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Sea Star | 1882-02-02 | 3 | To be overhauled | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Sea Star | 1882-03-23 | 3 | Libeled for towage | |
| Door County Advocate | Sea Star | 1881-03-24 | 3 | Being fitted out | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Scow | Sea Star | 1872-07-18 | 3 | Arrived July 22, Chicago. Cleared July 20, Chicago, 80 cds wood |
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.