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 | 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 | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1880-02-05 | 4 | The schooner has been launched and received a new coat of paint. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1879-11-27 | 4 | Arrived at this port with an enormous amount of freight. She took on a load of 2,200 bushels of wheat for C. H. Sabin. | |
| 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 | 1880-05-27 | 3 | Shipments by F. Swaty & Son the past week. 30 cords of wood. Cleared to-day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1880-05-13 | 3 | Departures. Today, 1,200 ties for S. J. & K | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Belle Laurie | 1880-07-29 | 3 | Shimmel, Janda & Kwapil loaded the schooner with 4,500 ties and the Belle Laurie with 1,000 hemlock ties. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1880-06-24 | 3 | The tug S. S. Coe released the schooner Anne Thorine. She is chained to the schooner Belle Laurie and scow Dreadnought to keep afloat. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1880-07-15 | 3 | The schooner Belle Laurie departed on Tuesday with 33 cords of bark for E. Decker & Co. |
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.