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 | J. H. Stevens | 1880-08-05 | 3 | F. Swaty & Son shipped on schooners J. H. Stevens, Sun., 60 cords bark; El Tempo, Mon. 5,500 ties; Silver Cloud, Wed. 100 cds bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1880-08-19 | 3 | Sam Perry is loading the schooner J. H. Stevens to-day with 65 cords of bark. The vessel will leave to-day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1880-09-02 | 3 | Schooner loaded with 60 cords of bark at Foscoro by Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1879-04-10 | 8 | From Kewaunee. Loaded and cleared with cargoes last Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1879-10-16 | 4 | The schooner J. H. Stevens will take on a load of wheat for L. J. Conway as soon as the Espindola has received her cargo. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1879-11-06 | 4 | The sch. Espindola and J. H. Stevens are lying in our harbor laden with wheat. The former for C. H. Sabin and the latter for L. J. Conway. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1887-07-21 | 3 | Schooner J. H. Stevens caught in a squall off this port. Steambarge Mary Groh towed it to Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1887-08-11 | 3 | The schooner J. H. Stevens, which was recently dismasted in a squall off this place was in port on Sunday with her damages all repaired. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1885-04-23 | 3 | The schooner J. H. Stevens sought shelter in our harbor Tuesday. She loaded with wood at Clay Banks, the following day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. H. Stevens | 1886-04-29 | 3 | J. H. Stevens loaded ties for L. J. Conway & Son. The E. M. Stanton loaded ties for A. Froemming |
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.