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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Barge | St. Clair | 1872-06-06 | 3 | Ran aground on shoal off Hill s Point | |
| Door County Advocate | Propeller | St. Clair | 1872-05-16 | 3 | Aground on reel off Hill s Point | |
| Door County Advocate | Propeller | St. Clair | 1876-07-13 | 3 | Recently burned on L. Superior | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | St. Clair | 1872-05-23 | 3 | Loaded with lumber for Bradner, Charnley & Co. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Canal | St. Clair Flats | 1871-08-17 | 3 | Information dealing with new canal | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1884-05-29 | 3 | Loaded with general merchandise. As soon as wind is favorable will set sail for northern lake ports and L. Superior region. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1884-04-17 | 3 | Some person or persons entered the cabin and took a quantity of eggs. Nothing else is missing. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1884-04-03 | 3 | The sch. St. Cloud, Capt. John Doak, cleared here for Manistique with a cargo of potatoes, hay, butter and eggs on owner's account. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1884-02-28 | 3 | The schooner will sail from here on the opening of navigation with a new main gaff-top sail and all her lower canvass newly banded. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1884-08-14 | 3 | Schooner St. Cloud, arrived in port yesterday afternoon, with load of wood, bound for Milwaukee. |
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.