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 | Gasoline boat | Silver Leaf | 1911-08-11 | 1 | Boat , while out fishing, was struck by lightning last week. Fortunately, no serious damage was done. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gasoline boat | Silver Leaf | 1915-11-26 | 1 | The schooner Cora arrived with a cargo of wood for the Algoma Fuel Co. and was then towed out of the harbor by the gasoline boat Silver Leaf. | |
| Door County Advocate | Fish boat | Silver Leaf | 1924-08-29 | 12 | Being fitted out for fall fishing | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Silver Leaf | 1917-11-09 | 1 | Gasoline craft Reliance and Silver Leaf both left for Oconto to engage in fishing. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish boat | Silver Leaf | 1916-04-21 | 1 | Walter Busch who recently disposed of his interest in the gasoline fish boat Silver Leaf and outfit to Edward Schneider has closed a deal with a party at Sturgeon Bay for the building of a new boat. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Silver Moon | 1908-03-19 | 1 | Sold | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow-schooner | Silver Moon | 1907-07-18 | 1 | Measured | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Silver Moon | 1907-12-26 | 1 | Purchased | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gasoline boat | Silver Spray | 1919-02-14 | 1 | The firm of Andregg and Allen purchased the 35 foot gasoline boat of Edward Schneider of Algoma. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Silver Spray | 1909-03-12 | 1 | Frank Urbanek explains work to be done on the Merry Widow. It will come out as the Silver Spray. |
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.