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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Gregory | 1881-07-28 | 3 | The captain of the tug reported having seen the body of a dead man off Racine but on account of the roughness of the lake passed by. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Gregory | 1881-08-04 | 3 | The schooner S. Bates collided with a barge in tow of the tug John Gregory. The schooner was towed into Chicago by tug Thomas Hood. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Gregory | 1881-08-25 | 3 | The Blue Belle was damaged about $100 by the tug John Gregory passing through canal too fast, swell pushed it against a vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Gregory | 1881-05-05 | 3 | The tug John Gregory is now engaged in releasing the sch. Peoria, ashore at Bailey's Harbor. The vessel is reported in bad condition. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Gregory | 1882-07-06 | 3 | When the tug was off Sheboygan last Monday night, the top of her steam chest blew off. The boat was not damaged. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | John Gregory | 1882-05-11 | 3 | Tug provided with a 12 inch Worthington steam pump and 2,000 feet of 9 inch hawser, preparing her for wrecking purposes. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Gregory | 1882-05-18 | 3 | The tug John Gregory went to Bark River to assist in the release of the schooner M. L. Collins, ashore at the point. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Gregory | 1886-05-13 | 3 | The tug John Gregory, in trying to tow the schooner C. American, collided, damaging the schooner to the amount of $500 | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Gregory | 1884-08-21 | 3 | Tug John Gregory, Capt, Burnham, is laid up at her dock at Manitowoc for the season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Gregory | 1883-09-13 | 3 | The schooner is ashore at some point north of the Door. The tug John Gregory has gone to release the schooner. |
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.