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 | Schooner | Bell | 1899-04-28 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Bell of Sturgeon Bay, that wintered here, were fitted out last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Bell | 1899-06-02 | 3 | One of the crew fell into the river while climbing from a small boat onto his vessel. He was rescued by one of his shipmates. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Bell | 1905-06-24 | 5 | Made appearance - 45 long | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Bell | 1901-10-25 | 1 | In port, sailed by two little Braunsdorf boys. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Bell | 1901-05-10 | 1 | Schooners Wright, Minnie and Bell arrived in port from Menominee on Wednesday with lumber for H. Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Bell | 1906-11-24 | 8 | Chris Braunsdorf, of Clay Banks, owner was in port with a cargo of baled hay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Bell | 1907-12-06 | 1 | Mary L. owned by Chris. Braunsdorf, was beached about six miles north of this port last Wednesday. The Mary L. and the Bell left Beaver Island the same time and separated. The Bell ran into the canal for shelter. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Hooker | Bell | 1898-12-09 | 3 | Is in port and her captain is thinking of placing her in winter quarters here as he is unable to get into Sturgeon Bay, his home port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Bell | 1899-05-19 | 3 | The wind blew hard and the schooners Industry and Bell had trouble in getting inside the harbor piers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Bell | 1899-06-02 | 3 | The mosquito fleet was in port with lumber this week. The Wright and Pearl having lumber for H. Grimm and the Bell and Defender lumber and lath. |
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.