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 | Ferry boat | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1893-01-12 | 3 | According to Sunday+s Sentinel the Ann Arbor can be converted into a gun boat | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ferry boat | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1893-02-09 | 3 | Reported captain and own struck for higher wages. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ferry boat | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1893-08-24 | 3 | Making daily trips between Kewaunee and frankfort | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1895-01-10 | 2 | Broke her way through 40 mi. of ice which was from eight to 12+ thick. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Car ferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1896-08-06 | 3 | Being enlarged at Toledo and adding grain bunkers. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1897-02-04 | 3 | Had repairs on he rudder completed on Sun. and went up to the Central slip. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Car ferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 1899-08-24 | 5 | Received extensive repairs at the yard of Burger & Burger. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Car-ferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 5 | Imprisoned in the ice in Green Bay, is leaking badly. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 7 | Fireman drowned, probably fell overboard. | |||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Car ferry | Ann Arbor No. 1 | 8 | Took out of this port 19 carloads of meat and one carload of butter for England. |
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.