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 | 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1916-10-27 | 2 | Kewaunee. The dredge Kewaunee in tow of the tug Manitowoc and the scows in charge of the Industry left for Milwaukee Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1916-10-06 | 2 | Kewaunee. Work at Milwaukee is said to be urgent. The dredge Kewaunee and tug Industry are expected to leave Kewaunee between the 10th and 15th of this month. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lighthouse | Kewaunee | 1916-12-01 | 2 | Lighthouses located on the right side of a harbor will be painted red and show a red light, while those located on the left of a harbor entrance will display a white light. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Range light | Kewaunee | 1916-12-08 | 3 | Kewaunee. A new metal range light tower is being erected on the south pier this week, replacing a similar structure destroyed by a steamer which was turning around a year ago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1917-09-21 | 4 | Dredge Kewaunee with attendant tugs and outfit arrived in Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Coast Guard | Kewaunee | 1916-12-22 | 2 | Kewaunee. Coast Guard Station receives orders to close station on Dec. 25th. Some vessels it helped this year are the Carolina, schooner Hall and the schooner Stafford. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Coast Guard Station | Kewaunee | 1915-10-15 | 2 | Kewaunee. Among other improvements is a new spar used for breech-buoy drill each Thursday morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1915-11-19 | 2 | Kewaunee. Tug Manitowoc arrived from Sheboygan and Two Rivers. She will probably be laid up here providing she is not sent to bring the dredge Kewaunee here for the winter season. The scow Rip Rap was laid up this week. |
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.