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 | 1914-05-01 | 1 | Cleared for Milwaukee Sunday morning having completed taking the soundings at this port. | |
| 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 | 1914-12-11 | 2 | Kewaunee. The tug Manitowoc will tow dredge Kewaunee to Manitowoc where the dredge will undergo repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1915-03-19 | 3 | Kewaunee. Captain Alexander will put the government tug Manitowoc in commission next Monday. The Manitowoc has been thoroughly overhauled and placed in the best of condition. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1913-12-12 | 1 | The big new dredge Kewaunee arrived at her home port in tow of the tugs Manitowoc and Industry last Tuesday and was towed to the gov. docks for winter quarters. | |
| 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 | 1916-04-07 | 2 | Captain announces that the tug Manitowoc is now fully equipped and ready for service. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Manitowoc | 1916-07-21 | 2 | Scow No. 7 has been provided with a cabin 18' x 68', with sleeping quarters and living rooms for a crew of 24 men. It was brought in by the Steamer Manitowoc and will be used to house a crew of men surveying the Fox River. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1916-08-25 | 2 | Kewaunee. Tug Manitowoc left with the gov. derrick scow and equipment. The equipment was taken to Sturgeon bay where it will be used for the remainder of the season. | |
| 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. |
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.