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 | Warren | 1879-04-17 | 8 | Departed April 12, Milwaukee, 3,500 posts for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Warren | 1879-07-03 | 4 | Arrived June 19, Milwaukee. Departed June 20, Milwaukee, 70 cords of bark for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Warren | 1879-08-07 | 4 | The schooner Warren took 75 cords of hemlock bark to Milwaukee for Sam Perry the last of last week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Warren | 1879-05-22 | 8 | Arrived May 20, Milwaukee. Departed May 21, Milwaukee, ties and posts for Sam Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Warren | 1879-06-05 | 8 | Arrived June 4, Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Warren | 1879-05-15 | 8 | Arrived May 2, Milwaukee. Departed May 3, Milwaukee, 3,200 posts for Sam Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Warren | 1879-11-06 | 4 | From Clay Banks. The schooner Sea Star is loading with ash plank and the schooners Warren and Trial are also loading at the pier. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Warren | 1879-10-23 | 4 | The schooner Warren was at anchor in our bay yesterday, awaiting fair wind. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Warren | 1877-08-09 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 4 from Manitowoc. Cleared 6th for Milwaukee with 3,400 posts for H. Brockhausen. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Warren | 1879-04-10 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 7 from Manitowoc. |
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.