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 | 1884-07-17 | 3 | Schooner Tempest with hay for Menominee for Sam Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1884-04-03 | 3 | Cleared for Manistique and the islands with a mixed cargo of 500 bu. of potatoes, 300 dozen eggs, and a large amount of butter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1884-05-15 | 3 | Arrived in this port. She will take on a cargo of potatoes, butter and eggs, and will clear for Menominee, Mich. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1881-10-13 | 3 | The schooner Tempest brought a load of lumber from the east shore. Her captain disposed of it to S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1881-10-13 | 3 | Found shelter in harbor. Steamer Daisy Day, schooners J. H. Stevens, L. J. Conway, Willis A. Smith, Dawn, D. A. Wells, Tempest, scow Laurel | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tempest | 1887-11-03 | 3 | Feared for safety. Had been gone upwards of two weeks and being overdue here but finally arrived at this port. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1887-09-22 | 3 | In port with a large cargo of fruit. Loaded several bushels of potatoes, paying from 50 - 60 cents a bushel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1887-08-11 | 3 | Arrived in a bad leaking condition. After the pumps had removed the water, the leak was easily stopped. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1887-07-21 | 3 | Sprang a leak when about 8 miles off this port. She made it to Kewaunee where the leak was stopped. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1887-08-25 | 3 | In port. Took on a cargo of 16,000 posts, purchased of Youngs & Felzer by Capt. Clark, part owner of the schooner. |
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.