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 | G. B. Sloan | 1881-07-28 | 3 | The schooner G. B. Sloan was wholly dismasted Off Waukegan and the Jos. Duvall had her mainsail split. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | G. Barber | 1878-07-18 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 17 from Chicago. Departed 18th for Milwaukee with 4,000 posts for F. S. & Son. | |
| Door County Advocate | Hooker | G. Brown | 1895-11-30 | 5 | To Ahnapee for winter | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Hooker | G. Brown | 1897-11-19 | 3 | Capt. Nels Nelson expects to leave next week for Menominee, Mich., with part of a cargo of cheese, butter and eggs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | G. Brown | 1896-10-22 | 3 | The schooner G. Brown cleared last Friday for Menominee, Capt. Nelson hoping to dispose of the vessel's cargo of fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | G. Brown | 1896-10-01 | 3 | The schooner G. Brown came in from Menominee Saturday, lumber laden. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | G. Brown | 1896-05-07 | 3 | The schooner G. Brown cleared last Thursday for Menominee, with a cargo of butter, eggs and farm produce. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | G. Brown | 1896-04-30 | 3 | The little schooner G. Brown, rebuilt here the past winter, has received nearly an entire outfit of new canvas. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | G. Brown | 1896-08-13 | 3 | The little schooner G. Brown arrived here light from the north last Monday. She is receiving a cargo of farm produce for Michigan ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | G. Brown | 1896-09-10 | 3 | The schooner G. Brown came in from Michigan yesterday, loaded with fruit. |
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.