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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Carolina | 1916-12-28 | 1 | Pulled off by Tug Favorite | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Carolina | 1921-07-15 | 1 | 275 boys claim ill treatment on steamer | |
| Door County Advocate | Carolina | 1922-06-30 | 1 | On first trip of season to Mackinac | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1917-07-27 | 8 | The steamer Georgia stopped here bound south and the Carolina stopped bound north. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1917-10-12 | 2 | The government is possibly going to commandeer the Carolina, Alabama and possibly one more Goodrich boat for government coastwise service. The Nevada was sold to the Russian government. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1916-09-01 | 2 | With the steamer Carolina leaving Kewaunee, Goodrich summer schedule closes. Steamer Nevada will continue on the run until about Sept. 15 when she will be replaced by the Carolina. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1916-12-08 | 1 | The Goodrich steamer Carolina on reef near Stoney Creek. She was originally named the Hartford and then the Hackley. Tug Arctic, W. H. Meyer, steamer Saugautuck and barge J. S. Crouse were involved with her when wrecked. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1916-11-24 | 2 | Kewaunee. The steamer Carolina called here last Sunday, will be taken off the northern run next week and the Steamer Arizona take up the run for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1916-12-15 | 1 | The wrecking crew have been unable to make much progress in the work of releasing the steamer Carolina ashore on Stoney Creek reef. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1916-12-08 | 3 | Kewaunee. The big wrecking tug Fischer of Milwaukee arrived in port and departed to assist the stranded steamer Carolina. |
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.