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 | Tempest | 1884-04-24 | 3 | Arrived with 300 barrels of suckers on board. Unable to sell them here, he sailed for Milwaukee or Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1884-05-29 | 3 | The schooner Tempest, Capt. J. H. Flynn, is taking on a cargo of hay for Samuel Perry, for Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1884-07-03 | 3 | Schooner Tempest cleared Monday for Menominee with a cargo of hay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1884-06-19 | 3 | Schooner Tempest, with hay for Marinette, cleared on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1884-09-04 | 3 | Schooner Tempest came in port on Saturday, with shingles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1884-07-31 | 3 | Schooner Tempest arrived in port on Sunday, with shingles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1884-09-11 | 3 | Schooner Tempest, cleared with hay for Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1884-11-13 | 3 | Ran through Godfrey Lafond's pond nets with no particular damage to the nets. The vessel had slight damage in the loss of her head gear | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1886-06-03 | 3 | The damage done to the Tempest, mention of which was made in last week's issue, is repaired and the vessel has reloaded her cargo. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1886-07-15 | 3 | Information of damage caused when the schooner Simmons hit the schooner Tempest on her way out of the harbor. |
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.