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 | Scow | Success | 1879-07-03 | 4 | Arrived July 1, Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1879-07-31 | 4 | E. Decker & Co. loaded the scow Success with 5,700 ties for Chicago, and the schooner Mary Ann with 15 M. of lumber. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1879-05-01 | 8 | Departed April 25, Chicago, 5,500 posts for L. J. Conway. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1879-04-03 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee March 31 from Milwaukee. Departed April 1 for Chicago with 5,500 ties for August Froeming. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1879-05-29 | 10 | Arrived May 23, Chicago. Departed May 27, Chicago, 5,000 ties for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1879-06-19 | 5 | Departed June 12, Chicago, 5,400 ties for Sam Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1878-08-08 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 6 from Chicago. Departed 8th for Chicago with 6,000 ties for Conway and Sam Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1878-07-11 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 8 from Milwaukee. Departed 10th for Chicago with 5,500 ties for Conway Bros. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1888-04-26 | 3 | The scows Success and Dreadnaught are loading posts for S. Perry, to Manitowoc. The scow Finch cleared with 3,000 posts, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Success | 1888-05-03 | 3 | The scows Supply and Success cleared on Saturday for Milwaukee, with cargoes of posts for Samuel Perry. |
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.