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 | W. H. Chapman | 1879-08-07 | 4 | E. Decker & Co. loaded the schooner W. H. Chapman, last Tuesday, with 75 cords of hemlock bark for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | W. H. Chapman | 1879-09-18 | 4 | The schooner W. H. Chapman took 3,000 ties to Chicago last Saturday for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | W. H. Chapman | 1879-06-05 | 8 | Arrived May 30, Milwaukee. Departed June 1, Clay Banks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | W. H. Chapman | 1877-04-05 | 8 | Arrived Ahnapee April 4 from Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | W. H. Chapman | 1877-04-12 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee 6th for Milw. with 2,800 posts for Thomas Vose. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | W. H. Chapman | 1877-09-13 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Sept. 9 from Milwaukee. Cleared 11th for Milwaukee with 30 cords of wood, 675 posts and 500 telegraph poles on account of vessel.. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | W. H. Chapman | 1877-06-14 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 8 from Milwaukee. Cleared 8th for Milwaukee with 3,000 posts on account of vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | W. H. Chapman | 1877-07-19 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 15 from Milwaukee. Cleared 18th for Milwaukee with 2,000 posts and 20 cds wood for S. Perry.. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | W. H. Chapman | 1877-07-05 | 10 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 30 from Milwaukee. Cleared July 2nd for Milwaukee with 38 cds of wood and 25 cds of bark for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | W. H. Chapman | 1877-08-02 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 26 from Milwaukee. Cleared 29th for Chicago with 60 cds of wood on account of vessel. |
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.