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 | Scow | Sea Star | 1885-07-09 | 3 | The scow Sea Star took on a part of a cargo of ties at Foscoro, Monday, and finished her load here the following day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1885-09-10 | 3 | The schooner Sea Star came in Tuesday and remained in port till Wednesday. | |
| 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 | Scow | Sea Star | 1885-12-17 | 3 | The steambarge C. G. Burroughs came in with scow Sea Star in tow. The steambarge had a lot of freight for Swaty & Fellows. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1884-10-30 | 3 | The schooner Cora, when coming into our harbor, came in contact with the scow Sea Star. The former sustained slight damage. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1885-05-07 | 3 | The scow Sea Star, schooners Birdie and Adriatic sought shelter in the harbor from Monday's storm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1884-09-18 | 3 | Scow Sea Star, arrived, with lumber from Bailey's Harbor | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1884-10-09 | 3 | The scow Sea Star loaded with ties for F. Swaty & Son, last Monday, and cleared for Chicago the following day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Sea Star | 1884-09-18 | 3 | Schooner Sea Star, left port on Friday loaded with cedar posts. |
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.