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 | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1878-04-04 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 2 from Chicago. Departed 3rd for Chicago with 6,000 ties for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1878-04-18 | 8 | Departed Ahnapee April 12th for Chicago with 6,000 ties for Sam Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-01-09 | 8 | The Charlotte Raab is yet busy carrying freight on the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Charlotte Raab | 1879-03-27 | 8 | Lost about 1,000 ties and her heavy anchor off Port Washington last Sunday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-04-10 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 5 from Chicago. Departed April 6 for Chicago with 6,000 ties for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-04-10 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 10 from Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-07-17 | 4 | Arrived July 13, Chicago. Departed July 15, Chicago, 4,600 ties and 60 cds. Of bark for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Charlotte Raab | 1879-08-14 | 4 | The Charlotte Raab took 97 cords of hemlock bark and 4,000 ties to Chicago for F. Swaty & Son last week. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-07-24 | 4 | Arrived July 22, Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-11-06 | 4 | The schooner Charlotte Raab lost her jibboom in the recent heavy storm. |
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.