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 | 1878-06-20 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 15 from Chicago. Departed June 17 for Chicago with 6,000 ties for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Charlotte Raab | 1877-04-26 | 8 | Captain Buchanan took a dive off the pier last Sunday rather unexpectedly. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1877-04-19 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 13 from Chicago: Cleared 13 for Chicago with 6,000 ties for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-03-27 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee March 21 from Chicago. Departed 22 for Chicago for 5,600 ties for E. Decker & Co.. | |
| 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 | Charlotte Raab | 1879-04-10 | 8 | Made as quick of a trip from here to Chicago and back as the Belle Brown did. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-04-17 | 8 | Arrived April 11, Chicago. Departed April 12, Chicago, 6,000 ties for E. Decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-07-24 | 4 | Arrived July 22, Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Charlotte Raab | 1879-08-21 | 4 | Deckload was unloaded when the weather looked so threatening. | |
| 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.