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 | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1879-04-10 | 8 | The Sheboygan awoke the town with its whistle early last Monday morning. Her first trip up. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1878-09-19 | 8 | Henry Fax has gone south on the steamer Sheboygan and we may look for new goods at E. Decker & Co.'s next Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1878-12-12 | 4 | The Sheboygan came in late last Saturday night--probably the last trip she will make to this place this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1879-07-17 | 4 | A good brass and string band have been placed on both steamers Chicago and Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1879-11-20 | 4 | The steamer Sheboygan has gone into winter quarters at Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1879-11-20 | 4 | The propeller Oconto has taken the place of the steamer Sheboygan on the route between Chicago and Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1902-09-26 | 1 | Steamer Sheboygan strands on rocky reef off the old pier at Stony Creek. Tugs Arctic and John Leathem couldn't release but the wrecker Favorite did. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1902-09-26 | 1 | The Goodrich tug Artic lay in port here several days this week while attending the wrecked steamer Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1901-04-19 | 1 | The Goodrich steamer Sheboygan is now running on this route in place of the steamers Iowa and Atlanta. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sidewheeler | Sheboygan | 1900-11-23 | 1 | The liner City of Racine will receive a second cabin which will contain 38 staterooms and a smoking room. Sidewheeler Sheboygan will go out of service about Dec. 1 and the Atlanta will take her place. |
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.