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 | Steamer | Carolina | 1915-03-26 | 3 | Kewaunee. The steamer Carolina shipped the Coast Guard surf boat to Milwaukee for repairs. The boat and all equipment weighed 1880 pounds. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1915-02-26 | 2 | The steamer Carolina will leave Chicago for northern ports on March 11th. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1916-12-29 | 1 | The tugs Arctic and the Favorite towed the steamer Carolina into Manitowoc harbor. Pumps being kept on her and operated by the Crouse during the trip and at the dock. | |
| 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 | 1916-12-08 | 2 | The Coast Guard crews from Kewaunee, in their cutter Triumph, and Sturgeon Bay, in cutter Tuscarora, went to the assistance of the steamer Carolina. | |
| 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 | 1916-12-15 | 2 | Kewaunee. After six days of labor on stranded steamer the Coast Guards returned to Home Station. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carolina | 1916-12-22 | 1 | Three of the fleet employed on the Carolina wrecking, Favorite, Arctic and Crouse, were here for shelter. | ||
| 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 | 1916-12-08 | 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. |
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.