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 | Scow | Sea Star | 1880-12-30 | 3 | Has been lying at the pier and will leave for the canal as soon as the weather permits. It will return to Foscoro to load for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1880-10-07 | 5 | The scow Sea Star and schooner Espindola fly Garfield and Arthur flags. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1880-09-23 | 3 | Last Fri. the scow Sea Star took out her first load since being rebuilt. She had on 35 cords of wood and 3,000 posts for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1880-11-18 | 3 | The scow Sea Star last Tuesday took out 4,500 posts from Foscoro for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1881-08-11 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 50 cords wood and 500 telegraph poles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sea Star | 1881-11-17 | 3 | Capt. Aug. Schoennemann is lying sick in Chicago and Capt Chas. Nelson will have charge of the Sea Star until his recovery. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sea Star | 1882-06-08 | 3 | From Clay Banks. Two vessels, the Sea Star and Driver, loaded at the pier here last week. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1882-05-11 | 3 | The scow, owned by C. L. Fellows, drifted on the beach half a mile north of Sheboygan light house point. Tug Kitty Smoke released her. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Sea Star | 1882-03-23 | 3 | Capt. Aug Shonnemann, formerly of the scow Sea Star, it is reported has been driving on a street car in Chicago during the past winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sea Star | 1881-12-01 | 3 | Schooner Julia Smith was beached here north of anchorage. Locals used Sea Star's yawl to save crew. |
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.