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 | 1916-07-28 | 5 | Dredge is at work at Manistique, Michigan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Coast Guard Station | Kewaunee | 1916-03-17 | 2 | Coast Guard Station opens. Navigation formerly opened. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Kewaunee | 1916-03-03 | 2 | Captain James Smith proposes to purchase the schooner Kewaunee and return her to Kewaunee to be kept as a relic of the days past. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1915-11-26 | 2 | Kewaunee. The government dredge Kewaunee with its scows and in tow of the tug Industry, arrived here Saturday night to go into winter quarters. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1916-04-07 | 2 | Kewaunee. Dredge Kewaunee begins work on channel here before going south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Kewaunee | 1874-04-30 | 3 | Recently made the round trip between Racine and Kewaunee in 45 hours. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Kewaunee | 1873-10-30 | 3 | Made trip to Kewaunee and back to Racine in 29 hours, best time on record. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Kewaunee | 1870-07-28 | 3 | New tug completed at Kewaunee | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Harbor | Kewaunee | 1893-01-26 | 3 | Information on harbor | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Kewaunee | 1893-05-18 | 4 | Owners have decided to dredge her off the beach, after taking the lumber from her. |
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.