Newspaper Search

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
Manitowoc Pilot Steamer A. B. Taylor 1893-05-25 3 Brought a large number of excursionists from Sheboygan to here.
Manitowoc Pilot Steamer A. B. Taylor 1893-07-06 3 Str. will come here whenever it can get 3 carloads of freight.
Door County Advocate Steamer A. B. Taylor 1894-04-21 5 In port
Manitowoc Pilot Steamer A. B. Taylor 1893-05-11 3 Its running has caused Sheboygan freight rate to be same as Milwaukee.
Manitowoc Pilot Steamer A. B. Taylor 1893-06-01 3 Little steamer was in port on Sunday last with a lot of excursisonists from Sheboygan.
Manitowoc Pilot Steamer A. B. Taylor 1893-08-31 3 Was in port last week and took a cargo of malt from Rahr+s Sons+ elevator.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Tug A. B. Ward 1881-08-25 3 In Chicago, the tugs S. B. Johnson and A. B. Ward were towing the monster barge George W. Adams when the Ward's boiler exploded.
Door County Advocate Tug A. B. Ward 1911-03-09 1 Now property of Capt. Frank Sopta
Door County Advocate Tug A. B. Ward 1911-01-26 1 Boiler and machinery taken out
Manitowoc Pilot Schooner A. B. Warner 1870-04-28 3 Capsized off Milwaukee, righted and towed in by scow Owens

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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.

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