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 | Anne Thorine | 1880-06-24 | 3 | The tug S. S. Coe released the schooner Anne Thorine. She is chained to the schooner Belle Laurie and scow Dreadnought to keep afloat. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Anne Thorine | 1880-05-20 | 3 | Capt. Maxon of the S. S. Coe said he will make another attempt to release the schooner Anne Thorine, ashore at Alaska. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Anne Thorine | 1880-07-01 | 3 | The tug Coe towed the schooner Anne Thorine to Milwaukee. Info dealing with the Anne Thorine. | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Annex | 1900-04-21 | 1 | Returned from Milwaukee | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Annex | 1900-04-21 | 1 | Undergoing repairs | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Annie | 1877-06-28 | 3 | Captain had tough time getting into Green Bay port | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Annie | 1877-06-14 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 13 from Muskegan. Cleared 13th for Bailey's Harbor. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Annie | 1906-10-18 | 1 | Broke her wheel and went on the beach | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Annie | 1893-09-21 | 3 | The schooners Nellie and Annie of Washington Island, was in this harbor with a cargo of fruit last week. She cleared last Friday for northern ports. | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow-schooner | Annie | 1906-08-16 | 1 | Brought in load of cordwood from Egg Harbor |
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.