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 | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1879-04-10 | 8 | The Sheboygan awoke the town with its whistle early last Monday morning. Her first trip up. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1878-11-14 | 8 | Made her last season's trip Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sheboygan | 1878-09-19 | 8 | The Sheboygan brought a heavy load of freight last Saturday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1879-07-17 | 4 | A good brass and string band have been placed on both steamers Chicago and Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Sheboygan | 1878-04-11 | 8 | Appropriation bill passed the House. Sheboygan receives $2,000 | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1901-05-10 | 1 | The Goodrich steamers Atlanta, Sheboygan and Chicago will touch at this port during the coming summer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sheboygan | 1901-05-31 | 11 | During the storm the Sheboygan ran into the pier at Kewaunee and had to be repaired. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1902-09-26 | 1 | Steamer Sheboygan strands on rocky reef off the old pier at Stony Creek. Tugs Arctic and John Leathem couldn't release but the wrecker Favorite did. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sheboygan | 1899-09-22 | 3 | Information on what is being done with the Goodrich vessels City of Racine, Indiana, Atlanta, Chicago, Sheboygan and Georgia. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Sheboygan | 1899-10-13 | 3 | The Goodrich steamer Sheboygan was in port from the south on Saturday, and was loaded chock-a-block with freight for ports along the line. |
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.