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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1894-04-14 | 5 | To run in lumber trade again | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam barge | Mary Mills | 1897-04-15 | 3 | The steam barge Mary Mills was in port yesterday and loaded posts for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Mary Mills | 1898-07-29 | 3 | The barge Mary Mills was in port Sunday and took on a load of cedar posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1894-11-15 | 3 | Arrived with a cargo of lumber and lath, for Paul Gablowsky & Co. She goes to Menominee after a cargo of lumber for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1894-08-02 | 3 | Capt. James Tufts sold his 1/2 interest in the steambarge to the Waukegan Lumber Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1894-03-08 | 3 | Is being repaired and fitted up. The Mills has been chartered by Independent Freight Line, for next season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1894-03-15 | 3 | Repair work progressing satisfactorily to the owners. A new spar, placed in the Mills last week, is one of the improvements. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1894-02-22 | 3 | Kewaunee. In winter quarters here. Will receive a new spar and planking at the bows. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1893-12-14 | 3 | Recently blockaded in the ice in Green Bay, was released and has made a trip to Chicago. She will be placed in winter quarters here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1895-09-12 | 3 | The steambarge Mary Mills was in port a short time last Sunday. She was bound up the lake, and stopped in here to wood up. |
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.