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 | Schooner | Agnes | 1896-12-26 | 5 | Wintering at Manitowoc | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Agnes | 1896-09-10 | 4 | One of 4 vessels owned by Captain Arthur Dow. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Agnes | 1915-03-18 | 4 | Was the Roswell P. Flower | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Agnes Arnold | 1897-07-10 | 1 | In dry dock to stop a leak | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Agnes Arnold | 1897-12-11 | 1 | Hull to be rebuild | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Agnes Arnold | 1898-06-18 | 1 | Captain Clow received full amount of insurance | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Agnes Arnold | 1899-01-07 | 1 | Out of existence with tonnage and est. value | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Agnes Arnold | 1895-10-17 | 3 | It's scow sprung a leak and sank beside the dock to which it was moored. Its' load of stone had to be unloaded in order to be raised. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Agnes Arnold | 1897-04-15 | 3 | The tug Agnes Arnold was in port awhile yesterday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Agnes Arnold | 1893-09-30 | 5 | To be laid up |
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.