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 | 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 | 1891-12-31 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt, of Two Rivers, strolled around in the harbor here for an hour or two last evening. She was from the south. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Commodore Nutt | 1884-04-17 | 3 | Already made several trips from Ahnapee to Bailey s Harbor | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1880-08-26 | 3 | Went in search of Schooner Arrow and finally found. Only crew member on board drunk | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Commodore Nutt | 1884-06-26 | 3 | Is in the dry dock receibing repairs | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1887-11-10 | 3 | Captain says Nutt and not the Brooks that picked up bodies of Vernon disaster | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1882-07-27 | 3 | Clay Banks. James Tufts has laid up his tug, the Commodore Nutt, for the present. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1882-10-19 | 3 | The schooner T. Y. Avery, when outside off Two Rivers had her mainsail split badly. Towed into port by tug Commodore Nutt. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1882-05-04 | 3 | James Tuffts fishing tug arrived in port Saturday evening. She will be put into the fishing business. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1883-05-17 | 3 | The sch. Driver was in port Monday. She was towed up from Clay Banks by the tug Commodore Nutt, the wind having been unfavorable |
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.