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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 Dredge Kewaunee 1915-01-01 2 Kewaunee. The government tug Manitowoc, Captain Alexander, went into winter quarters here last Friday. The boat will not bring the dredge Kewaunee here from Manitowoc as the latter will remain in Manitowoc.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Life saving service Kewaunee 1915-02-05 3 Captain Anton Jessen was notified of the passage of the bill uniting the Life Saving Service with the Revenue Service under the name of the Coast Guard.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Dredge Kewaunee 1915-01-29 3 Kewaunee. Work at the gov. shipyards will be unusual dull this winter largely due to the Kewaunee wintering at Manitowoc.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Dredge Kewaunee 1914-12-04 3 Kewaunee. Dredge Kewaunee arrived here from Sturgeon Bay in tow of the tug Manitowoc. The scows were brought down by the tug Industry.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Harbor Kewaunee 1926-01-15 1 Kewaunee to be represented at harbor meeting. Meeting is to protect against the diversion of water from the Great Lakes through the
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Shipyard Kewaunee 1922-10-13 1 Kewaunee again comes into possession of yards for corporation's non-fulfillment.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Tug Kewaunee 1922-11-24 1 Tug ordered to Racine to give assistance in raising the boat which sank six or seven miles off Racine last week.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Kewaunee 1921-04-22 1 Sold to Canadian parties and cleared this port light for Kingston.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Dredge Kewaunee 1918-08-02 1 Dredge Kewaunee and the tug Industry are busy in the local harbor.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Dredge Kewaunee 1920-04-23 1 Placed into commission and is expected to leave shortly for Two Rivers.

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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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