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 | 1884-04-10 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt went to Bailey's Harbor yesterday, with 10 barrels of beer for the Ahnapee brewing company. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1884-04-03 | 3 | Capt. Fred Braasch, of the tug Commodore Nutt, is giving the hull, cabin and machinery of his boat a fresh coat of green and red paint. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1883-11-29 | 3 | Ran in here for shelter. In going up the river she ran on a rock, breaking her wheel. She was taken to Man. By tug Commodore Nutt. | |
| 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 | 1883-05-17 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt was layed up Friday and Saturday for repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1887-06-16 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt arrived in port on Monday with a scow load of lumber from Sturgeon Bay, consigned to Sam Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1887-06-02 | 3 | James Tufts sold his tug, Commodore Nutt, To Hammel & Lafond, of Two Rivers, for $2000. | |
| 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 | 1887-04-28 | 3 | The lively little tug Commodore Nutt is kept busy just now towing vessels in the harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1884-04-17 | 3 | Started for Bailey's Harbor with 15 barrels of beer for the Ahnapee Brewing Co. but was forced to turn back on account of the sea. |
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.