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 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 7 from Chicago. Departed April 7 for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1879-04-10 | 8 | On West shore route. Daily -- For Racine, Milwaukee, Ludington, Manistee, Sheboygan and Manitowoc. Commander C. McIntosh. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sheboygan | 1878-09-19 | 8 | The Sheboygan brought a heavy load of freight last Saturday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1878-11-14 | 8 | Made her last season's trip Sunday. | |
| 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 | 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 | 1899-10-06 | 3 | She was the first boat here for a week due to rough weather of the past week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1900-04-27 | 1 | The steamer made her first appearance at this port and went as far as Green Bay. The steamer Georgia went as far north as Menominee. | |
| 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. |
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.