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 | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1887-05-26 | 3 | The tug had its engine disabled off Clay Banks. By making temporary repairs, it was able to reach Clay Banks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1887-05-26 | 3 | Brought a scow load of eight thousand feet of lumber from Clay Banks for the new school house in the town of Ahnapee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1887-05-26 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt towed the Wm. Finch to Clay Banks on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1886-11-11 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt arrived from Menominee, whither it had taken the furnishings of he brewery at this place, on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1886-05-13 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt towed the scow Speed to Foscoro on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1886-05-27 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt has been repainted during the last week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1883-05-17 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt was layed up Friday and Saturday for repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1883-05-17 | 3 | The tug has gone out of the fishing business for the present, her owner, James Tufts having ordered the nets shipped to Clay Banks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1884-03-27 | 3 | The tug arrived here from Two Rivers. She will be employed in the fishing business at this place the coming summer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1884-04-10 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt went to Bailey's Harbor yesterday, with 10 barrels of beer for the Ahnapee brewing company. |
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.