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 A. Baensch 1 Maritime history. Location built given
Manitowoc Pilot Schooner A. Baensch 1 Capt. is Fullton. Part of history given by Timothy Kelly Sr.
Manitowoc Pilot Schooner A. Bench 1881-06-30 3 Tonnage 195, built at Manitowoc in 1857 by G. S. Rand
Door County Advocate Schooner A. Bolster 1898-10-01 1 Capt. among callers
Door County Advocate Schooner A. Boody 1890-09-20 5 Ashore in Garden Bay
Door County Advocate Schooneer A. Boody 1891-06-06 5 Ran on Peshtigo reef
Manitowoc Pilot A. Boody 1887-05-05 3 Was the first of the coal fleet of the season arrived yesterday
Door County Advocate Schooner A. Boody 1890-09-27 5 $1,800 damages from being ashore
Door County Advocate Schooner A. Boody 1891-06-13 5 Released - not much injured
Door County Advocate Steamer A. Booth 1884-05-01 3 In port

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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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