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 | 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 | 1902-12-05 | 1 | In port with a large scow with a cargo of lumber and shingles for Henry Grimm. It was shipped by the Pankratz Lumber Company of Sturgeon Bay. | |
| 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 | 1908-11-27 | 1 | The tug Duncan City, with the barge Ida Corning in tow, stranded off Clay Banks, east, during a dense fog. The tug Smith took the lifesaving crew to the stranded boats. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Duncan City | 1883-05-24 | 3 | Saved from serious damage | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Duncan City | 1885-06-04 | 2 | Ran on north end of Hill s point shoal | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Duncan City | 1884-05-29 | 3 | Stuck in the mud at canal | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Duncan City | 1904-09-24 | 1 | Lost her tow - big story - Alert + scow | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Duncan City | 1904-07-23 | 1 | Air pump broke - drifted around | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Duncan City | 1905-04-29 | 1 | Work to convert to a passenger boat |
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.