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 | 1915-12-10 | 1 | The steamer Carolina made her last call for the season at Algoma. The new ice crusher Nevada will be placed on the northern run. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1916-05-26 | 2 | Kewaunee. Goodrich schedule given for Kewaunee and Algoma. There will be two boats stopping on the northern route, Carolina and Georgia, and only the Georgia on the south route. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carolina | 1913-10-10 | 8 | The Goodrich boat Carolina was in Monday on her regular weekly trip. The Georgia is laid up at Manitowoc being fitted out for the winter run as far north as this port. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1912-11-08 | 7 | Unloaded a big lot of freight at the Merchants Dock. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Carolina | 1913-12-12 | 13 | The steamer Carolina was in port with a big cargo of freight for local merchants. She goes off the northern run about the 15th of this month and the Georgia will take her place. | |
| 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 | 1915-03-19 | 2 | The steamer made its first call here Sunday afternoon. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carolina | 1915-11-12 | 2 | Kewaunee. The steamship Nevada, of the ice crusher type, will take the place of the Carolina. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carolina | 1916-04-14 | 2 | Information on the boats of the Goodrich Company including officers of the boats. |
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.