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 | Steamer | Alaska | 1912-06-13 | 1 | Converted to a steambarge-wheel dropped off | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Alaska | 1911-01-19 | 1 | Isabella Sands loaded lumber from wreck | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Alaska | 1884-09-25 | 3 | Sprang a leak + stranded on Scott s Point | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Alaska | 1879-10-16 | 4 | Scow Alaska, on the beach near Two Creeks, has been raised by E. cone, and will be relaunched soon. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Alaska | 1879-04-17 | 8 | The scow Alaska is high on the shore at Two Creeks. The tug Kittie Smoke made three unsuccessful attempts to get her off. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | Alaska | 1873-10-09 | 3 | Hitchcock & Co.'s pier at Alaska is undergoing repairs. Gibson and crew are doing it. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Alaska | 1912-06-20 | 1 | Under charter to Hines Lumber Co. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Alaska | 1912-10-03 | 1 | Passed thru bay bound south | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Alaska | 1903-01-24 | 1 | Wintering at Milwaukee | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Alaska | 1912-03-15 | 3 | One of the vessels mentioned in a big article written by an old steamboat man of forty odd years and given in the Chicago Magazine. |
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.