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 | Globe | 1896-10-15 | 3 | Was obliged to lighten a large part of her cargo in order to get over the water pipe. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Globe | 1896-10-15 | 3 | Large Buffalo steamer was in port on Sun. She discharged and took on freight at the Wis. Central docks. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Globe | 1896-10-29 | 3 | Struck on the water pipe and remained until 10 at night. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Globe | 1896-11-26 | 3 | Here 3 days this week and discharged a quantity of freight for the west. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Globe | 1897-04-01 | 3 | One of Great Lakes Steamship company new lake line. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Globe | 1898-05-21 | 1 | Sold to Green Bay parties | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Globe | 1896-09-19 | 5 | Grounded several times at Milwaukee | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Globe | 1894-12-01 | 5 | Asking price of $170,000 for new vessel | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Globe | 1896-10-01 | 3 | Arrivlas will be more frequent in the future. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Globe | 1896-10-15 | 3 | Buffalo steamer was again in port on Tues. last having come for east bound freight. |
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.