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 | Barge | Burroughs | 1887-05-05 | 2 | The barge Burroughs loaded 8,000 bushels of grain in bulk for Conway & Son on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Burroughs | 1887-04-28 | 3 | Kewaunee. Arrived with 1000 bushels oats and 500 bushels corn and 70 tons merchandise. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Burroughs | 1887-04-14 | 3 | Kewaunee. Vessels cleared this port during the week. 100 cords wood, 2500 short ties. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Burroughs | 1887-11-03 | 3 | Thought to be a victim of gale but arrived at Kewaunee safe and sound on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Burroughs | 1884-08-21 | 3 | Barge Burroughs arrived in port this morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Burroughs | 1886-07-22 | 3 | The excursion from Kewaunee to Sturgeon Bay on the barge failed to take place. No one knows why. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1884-01-03 | 3 | She cleared for Milwaukee with grain for L. J. Conway & Son. A part of her load was taken on at Kewaunee and the balance here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1884-01-17 | 3 | To Whitefish Bay to deliver merchandise to Swaty, Youngs & Felzer. Took on a cargo here of grain for L. J. Conway & Son, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1884-02-07 | 3 | She has been in Bailey's Harbor since January 30, on account of the ice fields which extend out in the lake for several miles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1884-02-28 | 3 | Had been ice bound at Bailey's Harbor. Was in our harbor last Saturday on her way to Milwaukee to lay up for a short time. |
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.