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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 Belle Laurie 1879-07-10 4 Has had an unfortunate trip of it.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Belle Laurie 1879-08-21 4 The schooner Belle Laurie, laden with wood and bark for Henry Gericke, is lying in our harbor awaiting fair wind.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Belle Laurie 1879-08-14 4 The Belle Laurie took a cargo of bark to Milwaukee for Henry Gericke this week.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Belle Laurie 1879-07-24 4 Arrived July 19, Milwaukee. Departed July 19, Milwaukee, 2,200.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Belle Laurie 1879-05-15 8 Arrived May 12, Belle Laurie. Manistee, 18 M. lumber for Laurie & Bacon.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Belle Laurie 1879-05-15 8 Arrived May 3, Milwaukee. Departed May 5, Milwaukee, 2,200 bu. of wheat for E. Decker & Co.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Belle Laurie 1879-04-24 8 Departed April 17, Milwaukee, 3,000 posts for E. Decker & Co. Arrived April 23, Milwaukee.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Belle Laurie 1880-01-01 4 Arrived with a full load of freight. She shipped a load of 2,200 bushels of wheat for C. H. Sabin.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Belle Laurie 1880-03-04 4 The schooner arrived with a large consignment of freight for the different merchants of this city.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Belle Laurie 1880-01-15 4 On her last trip about 100 bushels of cargo of wheat were damaged by wetting. The cargo was owned by C. H. Sabin.

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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.

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