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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Belle Laurie | 1880-12-16 | 3 | Loaded flour and feed at Kewaunee for Jacksonport | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1881-03-17 | 3 | Sold | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1878-10-31 | 8 | Close call. He took a street lamp for the pier light. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1878-10-24 | 8 | Run against the south harbor pier, carrying away some of the fore rigging. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1878-12-19 | 8 | The stock of goods for Boalt & Stebbins' store at whitefish Bay came on the schooner Belle Laurie last Friday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Belle Laurie | 1878-11-21 | 8 | Loaded with 2,100 bushels of wheat for Milwaukee for E. Decker & Co. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1878-08-22 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 20 from Milwaukee. Departed 21st for Milwaukee with 35 cords of bark for E. D. & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Belle Laurie | 1878-09-12 | 8 | On her return trip the Belle Laurie brought 25 barrels of kerosene and 50 barrels of salt for E. Decker & Co. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1878-07-18 | 8 | Departed July 19th for Milwaukee with bark and ties for E. D. & Co. Arrived 25th from Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Belle Laurie | 1878-07-11 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 8 from Milwaukee. Departed 9th with 1,400 posts for E. Decker & Co. |
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.