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 | Three Sisters | 1901-09-28 | 1 | Squall broke off foremast | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Three Sisters | 1912-11-29 | 1 | Three lives were lost when the schooner became water-logged on Green Bay off Red River. | |
| Door County Advocate | Three Sisters | 1901-08-24 | 1 | In the ice and coal trade | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Three Sisters | 1901-11-16 | 1 | Caught in gale, lost rigging and became waterlogged | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Three Sisters | 1915-05-14 | 3 | Kewaunee. Steam barge H. E. Runnels, Captain Christianson, in with 900 tons of hard coal. Capt. Christianson is well known here having sailed in the barge Three Sisters. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Thunderbay Quarries | 1935-04-26 | 5 | Delivered coal to Leathem Smith Coal & Shipbuilding Company | |
| Door County Advocate | Quarry | Thurmanson & Jensen | 1898-05-28 | 1 | Steamer | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Yacht | Thursa | 1894-09-06 | 3 | The yacht Thursa, of Manitowoc, was in port last night. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Yacht | Thyrza | 1894-08-23 | 3 | Challanged to race Mr. Schuette+s boat. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sail yacht | Thyrza | 1894-07-19 | 3 | The trim sail yacht Thyrza, of Manitowoc, was in this port yesterday. The yacht is the property of Mr. Torrison, of Manitowoc. |
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.