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 | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1893-06-29 | 3 | In port briefly. She was bound for Menominee after a cargo of lumber. She carries about 20,000 feet more of green lumber than before. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1893-04-27 | 3 | The steambarge Mary Mills, which is being rebuilt here, was last week taken down through the bridge, and now lies in the harbor just below second street. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Mary Mills | 1893-03-30 | 3 | Tom Swaty engaged as one of the engineers on the barge. James Oakley is also an engineer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1893-02-02 | 3 | There are seven men at work on the craft. She will be so greatly improved in outward appearance that the "old salts" will not recognize her. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1892-12-08 | 3 | Went out and lightened the then stranded steamer Ann Arbor No.1, by taking the apples and part of the coal from that steamer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1892-11-10 | 3 | The steambarge Mary Mills arrived here light from the south last Tuesday. The Mills was bound north after lumber freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1892-12-15 | 3 | Has gone into winter quarters at this port. She will be overhauled, raised and otherwise improved. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1892-10-13 | 3 | Was in port a few hours. The Mills was south bound with lumber from Menominee, and cleared Saturday night. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1892-03-31 | 3 | Capt. Frank Tuft with engineer Jas. Oakley went to Manitowoc last week to fit out the steambarge which wintered at that port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Mary Mills | 1891-09-03 | 3 | Capt. Jas. Tufts, of Clay Banks, reports his barge to be kept busy with freights so far this season. |
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.