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 | Tug | Duncan City | 1900-02-03 | 1 | Purchased | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Duncan City | 1900-08-04 | 1 | Paragraph on history of it | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Duncan City | 1900-05-19 | 1 | New steering gear | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Duncan City | 1883-05-24 | 3 | Caught at Horn's Pier during the storm. Sent to Sturgeon Bay for a tug to tow her to the canal for shelter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Duncan City | 1901-06-28 | 12 | From Sturgeon Bay. Steam yacht Bonita and tug Duncan City occupied the dry dock this week for repairs to stern bearings and schooner York State for caulking below the water line. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Duncan City | 1905-03-24 | 5 | Capt. Albert Anderson who has been in command of the tug Brooks during the winter will sail the tug Duncan City of Sturgeon the coming summer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Duncan City | 1910-05-13 | 1 | Peshtigo Carferry No. 1, in tow of the tug Duncan City, passed here loaded with 1,500 cords of bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Duncan City | 1900-02-02 | 1 | The Pankratz Lumber Co. of Sturgeon Bay closed a deal for the tug Duncan City. The tug Pankeatz left to bring her to bring her down to the Bay. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Duncan City | 1890-06-28 | 5 | Released from Summer Island | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Duncan City | 1883-05-10 | 3 | Loaded |
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.