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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Success | 1897-01-02 | 1 | Completely gone to pieces | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Success | 1900-05-05 | 1 | One of vessels in new branch of Maytham towing and Wrecking company | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1882-05-11 | 3 | The scow Success cleared for Chicago, Sunday, with a cargo of ties for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1882-05-25 | 3 | The Success cleared for Chicago Fri. with a cargo of ties for Samuel Perry. She was towed out of the harbor by the steambarge Daisy Day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1882-06-01 | 3 | Scow Success cleared for Milwaukee Saturday, with a cargo of ties and posts for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Success | 1882-09-28 | 3 | The Success lies in port waiting to load. She will take on ties for Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1882-05-04 | 3 | The scows Success and Coaster came in yesterday. The former will load for S. Perry and the latter for Henry Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1882-04-20 | 3 | Scow Success, of Manitowoc, loaded ties for Samuel Perry and cleared the 19th for Chicago. She was another Sunday arrival. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1882-04-06 | 3 | The scow Success left port Tuesday with a cargo of 5000 ties for S. Perry for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1881-07-14 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Chicago, 6,000 ties. |
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.