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 | 1880-05-06 | 3 | The schooners Belle Laurie and Mary R. Ann and scow Lady Ellen each loaded with lumber at Kewaunee last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1880-04-22 | 3 | Discussion of problems she had while lying in the Sturgeon Bay canal during a storm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1880-07-01 | 3 | The schooner Belle Laurie took on 1,000 ties for Shimmel, Janda & Kwapil and left on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1880-05-20 | 3 | Dan Henry has recovered the anchor from the schooner Belle Laurie, which was lost in the Sturgeon Bay canal this spring. | |
| 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 | 1880-10-07 | 5 | The schooner Belle Laurie arrived in port this morning with a full load of coal for Tifft & Hay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1880-08-05 | 3 | Shimmel, Janda & Kwapil shipped on schooners J. F. Tracy, 1,400 posts and 3,500 ties Mon; Belle Laurie, 1,100 ties, Mon. | |
| 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1881-04-07 | 3 | The schooner Belle Laurie is having repairs made to her. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1880-04-01 | 4 | The schooner Belle Laurie took on a load of cord wood at Foscoro yesterday. The cargo was purchased by Capt. Laurie. |
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.