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 | 1879-11-06 | 4 | The Conquest, I. H. Johnson, El Tempo, J. P. De Coudres, Sea Star and Belle Laurie are in port awaiting a load. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1880-02-19 | 4 | The schooner Belle Laurie took out a load of wheat last Friday for C. H. Sabin. This is her first trip since being beached at this place. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1880-01-29 | 4 | Has been hauled out and is receiving thorough repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Belle Laurie | 1880-01-22 | 4 | The Belle Laurie was released. She was hauled our on the north side where she will undergo repairs. | ||
| 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 | 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. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1878-02-21 | 8 | At Kewaunee. The schooners Belle Laurie and Julia Larsen struck bottom in attempting to sail out of the harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Belle Laurie | 1878-02-14 | 8 | Was at Bailey's Harbor loading wheat, came here to load from Conway Brothers' and departed for Milwaukee. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Belle Laurie | 1878-02-28 | 8 | Was struck by a squall, when her fore-sail gybed, breaking the boom. She also had both her gaf-topsails split. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1878-01-10 | 8 | In making the harbor last Tuesday night the schooner was driven against the pier by the ice, and had her bob stays carried away. |
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.