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 | 1883-07-05 | 3 | Capt. John Doak was in port trying to purchase a load of brick. Being unable to procure them here, she went to Kewaunee for them. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1883-05-31 | 3 | The schooner St. Cloud, Capt. J. R. Doak, cleared for Whitefish Bay, Tuesday, where she will load with lumber for Youngs & Felzer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1884-05-22 | 3 | Capt. Doak, is in port, and the captain will caulk and paint his vessel and go to Michigan for lumber. | |
| 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 | 1884-08-14 | 3 | Schooner St. Cloud, arrived in port yesterday afternoon, with load of wood, bound for Milwaukee. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1882-05-04 | 3 | Took stone to Menominee | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1884-09-04 | 3 | Off canal with main-boom broken | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1888-06-23 | 3 | Lies a dismantled wreck in the Menominee river | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1887-06-11 | 3 | Raised by John Leathem - cost $50 | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | St. Cloud | 1887-04-16 | 3 | Sprung a leak + went to bottom |
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.