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 | Scow | Home | 1882-12-28 | 3 | Boiler to be used in a planing mill | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Scow | Home | 1868-11-20 | 1 | Trouble attempting to make harbor | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Scow | Home | 1873-03-20 | 4 | Cleared for Claybanks with cargo of provisions | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Home | 1879-11-20 | 3 | Went into the dry dock for repairs | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Home | 1879-11-13 | 4 | The tug Edwards, of Sturgeon Bay, arrived in port this morning, bringing over the owners of the tug Home. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Home | 1879-11-27 | 4 | The tug Home touched at this port on Tuesday on her way from Manitowoc to Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Home | 1879-10-02 | 4 | Has been receiving repairs at the Manitowoc dry dock the past week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Home | 1879-10-23 | 4 | The tug arrived in port with a scow, loaded with slabs and lumber for Boalt & Stebbins. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Home | 1876-04-06 | 8 | Cleared this forenoon with wood for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Home | 1876-04-06 | 8 | Was damaged to the extent of $75 due to the carelessness of the City of Sheboygan, both here due to the storm. |
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.