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 | 1881-07-21 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Racine, 1500 ties and 75 cords of bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-08-25 | 3 | The scow Sea Star took out a load of wood and bark from Foscoro this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-11-03 | 3 | Scow Sea Star arrived in port Wednesday. She split her jib-topsail and main gaft top-sail coming down. | |
| 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 | 1881-03-17 | 3 | C. L. Fellows will fit out the scow this month. | |
| 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 | 1880-12-30 | 3 | Has been lying at the pier and will leave for the canal as soon as the weather permits. It will return to Foscoro to load for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| 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 | 1880-09-23 | 3 | Last Fri. the scow Sea Star took out her first load since being rebuilt. She had on 35 cords of wood and 3,000 posts for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| 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.