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 | St. Cloud | 1883-10-04 | 3 | Brought a cargo of lumber and shingles from Manistee for S. Perry. She cleared with hay from S. Perry's press. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1883-09-13 | 3 | Arrived in port. The captain sold the cargo to Samuel Perry. She took on a cargo of posts for A. Froemming, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1883-08-23 | 3 | The little schooner St. Cloud was in port last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1883-07-12 | 3 | The schooner St. Cloud is doing some necessary repairing while waiting for a cargo of brick, hauled from Swaty & Son's yard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1884-05-15 | 3 | Returned from ports at the north end of the lake. She took down a cargo of eggs, butter, provisions for Carsten Smith + John R. Doak. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1883-12-06 | 3 | John Roberts recently welded a heavy anchor for Captain John Doak of the schooner St. Cloud. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1884-03-27 | 3 | Capt. J. R. Doak is having his sch., the St. Cloud, fitted out for sea. He will have his vessel in readiness to sail when navigation opens. | |
| 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 | 1884-08-14 | 3 | Schooner St. Cloud, arrived in port yesterday afternoon, with load of wood, bound for Milwaukee. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1885-04-30 | 3 | Filled + sunk after ice melted around her - raised |
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.