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 | Manitowoc | 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 | Tug | Manitowoc | 1915-03-26 | 3 | Kewaunee. The tug Manitowoc cleared for Manitowoc to bring the dredge Kewaunee here to Kewaunee. The tug Industry also went to Manitowoc to assist the tug Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1915-04-09 | 2 | Dredge Kewaunee in tow of tug Manitowoc and accompanied by the tug Industry and scows, left Kewaunee for Waukegan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1915-04-16 | 4 | The government tug Manitowoc, Capt. Alexander with a crew of surveyors and engineer aboard, was in port several days this week taking soundings of the harbor and basin. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1915-06-04 | 2 | After having spent the last two weeks doing towing work in the vicinity of Sturgeon Bay the government tug Manitowoc Captain A. Alexander, returned to Kewaunee last Saturday evening. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1915-11-05 | 2 | Kewaunee. The tug Manitowoc arrived in port with the scow Rip Rap. The Manitowoc left for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1915-11-26 | 2 | Kewaunee. Capt. A. Alexander of the tug Manitowoc stated Sunday that his boat would go into winter quarters here this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1914-05-01 | 1 | Cleared for Milwaukee Sunday morning having completed taking the soundings at this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1913-05-30 | 5 | The government tug Manitowoc inspected the governmnet piers at this port Wednesday. Engineer Tompkins of the U. S. Engineering department with headquarters at Milwaukee was aboard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1919-08-29 | 1 | The Government Tug, Manitowoc, was in port Friday morning several hours on his periodical visit here. The local harbor was inspected. |
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.