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. Lawrence | 1877-08-09 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 4 from Chicago. Cleared 4th for Chicago with 2,800 ties for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-08-30 | 8 | Is in Chicago waiting for a chance to unload. Several hundred cords of bark is in ahead of her. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-11-08 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Nov. 3 from Chicago with mdse for E. Decker & Co. Cleared Nov. 8 for Racine with 75 cds of wood for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-11-22 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Nov. 21 from Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-10-11 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Oct. 5 from Racine. Cleared Oct. 9 for Racine with 80 cds of wood for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-10-18 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Oct. 14 from Racine. Cleared Oct. 17 for Racine with 70 cords of wood for Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-07-12 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 10 from Chicago. Cleared 12th for Chicago with 2,800 ties for Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-07-05 | 10 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 30 from Racine. Cleared 3rd for Chicago with 2,800 ties and 8 cds of wood for Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-06-28 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 24 from Chicago. Cleared 25th for Milwaukee with 51,000 broom handles for Eckles, 60 cords of wood for Decker & Co. and 10,000 feet lumber for Butkoll Bros. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-05-03 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 4 from Chicago: Cleared May 5th for Chicago with 106,000 ft. lumber for Butkol Bros. and 70 bags of potatoes for Fax Bros. |
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.