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 | 1877-07-05 | 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 | 1877-06-14 | 8 | Cleared June 8th for Chicago with 3,000 ties for Decker & Co. Arrived at Ahnapee June 13 from Chicago with 3 T of feed 343 lbs ham 150 lbs shoulders.. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-06-28 | 8 | Sprang a leak on her last trip south and had to be hauled out on the dry-docks in Milwaukee. She is all right again, however. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | St. Lawrence | 1877-05-03 | 8 | Anxiety about it being out in the gale. Informed that it has arrived safely in Chicago. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-05-17 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 13 from Chicago: Cleared May 14th for Chicago with 2,800 ties for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | St. Lawrence | 1877-04-05 | 8 | We learn that the St. Lawrence got caught in the ice during the blow last week and lost her anchor and cable. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-03-22 | 8 | Came in port with flour and feed for Cooper & Larkins new flour and feed store. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1877-02-08 | 8 | Captain M. Larkins went south to bring the St. Lawrence to this port as soon as the weather will permit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | St. Lawrence | 1877-03-08 | 8 | Is in with a load of wood, which she is selling, delivered, at $6.25 per cord | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | St. Lawrence | 1874-07-30 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee July 27 for Milwaukee with 52 cds of bark and 11 cds of wood for Fax & Bro. |
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.