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 | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-04-27 | 3 | The steambarge left this port for Clay Banks to load ties and lumber. About 1 mi. off this port, she rolled off a part of her deck load. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-05-04 | 3 | The Daisy Day touched here with back freight Thursday evening, and cleared later the same night for Muskegon to load shingles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Daisy Day | 1882-04-20 | 3 | Captain Jacobs of the steambarge Daisy Day had a warrant out for the arrest of Captain Williams of the schooner Telegraph for stealing. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Daisy Day | 1881-10-20 | 3 | The Daisy Day cleared for Milwaukee last Sunday with 7000 bushels of wheat and 80 bushels of potatoes for L. J. Conway & Son. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Daisy Day | 1881-10-27 | 3 | The barge Daisy Day cleared yesterday with a cargo of grain for L. J. Conway & Son, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Daisy Day | 1881-11-17 | 3 | The barge Daisy Day came into port Saturday and cleared Sunday morning for Norwood, Michigan, for a cargo of bark for Two Rivers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Daisy Day | 1881-09-29 | 3 | Barge Daisy Day took wheat and potatoes for L. J. Conway & Son. She had on a deckload of bark from across the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Daisy Day | 1881-10-13 | 3 | She made two trips to Milwaukee this week, taking 14000 bu. wheat, 1200 bushels peas and 800 bu. for L. J. Conway and Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Daisy Day | 1881-10-06 | 3 | The Daisy Day is loading wheat for Conway & Son and will clear for Milwaukee to-day. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | barge | Daisy Day | 1882-03-09 | 3 | The barge Daisy Day is said to have experienced some trouble in breaking ice from the canal up to Sturgeon Bay, Tuesday. |
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.