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 | Stevens | 1881-05-19 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 900 ties and 1600 posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Stevens | 1881-07-14 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 1500 posts and 25 cords wood. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Stevens | 1880-07-08 | 3 | F. Swaty & Son shipped from Foscoro on the scow South Side, 155 cords of bark and the schooner Stevens 2000 ties. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Stevens | 1880-06-24 | 3 | The schooner Stevens is taking on 60 cords bark at Foscoro, for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Stevens | 1880-10-07 | 5 | For F. Swaty & Son. 25 cords of wood and 2,000 posts departed on Sunday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Stevens | 1909-04-08 | 1 | Equipped with 60 h. p. gasoline engine | |
| Door County Advocate | Stevens | 1898-12-10 | 1 | Sought refuge in South Manitou harbor | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Stevens | 1887-04-21 | 3 | Kewaunee. Cleared 50 cords of wood. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Stevens | 1904-08-13 | 1 | Went down off Long Point, Lake Erie 2 yr. ago | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Stevens | 1881-05-26 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 50 cords wood. |
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.