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 | 1886-07-29 | 3 | Excursion from Kewaunee to Sturgeon Bay on the barge, which had been postponed from th 18th to the 25th, again failed to materialize. | |
| 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 | 1887-05-05 | 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 | 1884-11-20 | 3 | The sch. Itasca went ashore at Horn's Pier, was released by the barge Burroughs and tug Jesse Spalding. The schooner was not damaged. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Burroughs | 1884-07-03 | 3 | Barge Burroughs with a Blaine & Logan ensign, arrived Sunday and cleared with hay for Conway & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Burroughs | 1884-08-21 | 3 | Barge Burroughs arrived in port this morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Burroughs | 1883-12-20 | 3 | Took on a cargo of hay for L. J. Conway & Son for Menominee. Due to ice thickness, she had to take the "Door" instead of the canal. | |
| 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. |
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.