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 | Schooner | Augustus | 1914-04-23 | 1 | Into commission | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Augustus | 1912-09-27 | 1 | Capt. Talks about safety of the local harbor. Marine men say if the north harbor pier was extended several hundred feet into the lake in a southeasterly direction the harbor would be safe. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow schooner | Augustus | 1912-08-23 | 1 | The passing of the sail vessel. The sail vessel Augustus, Captain Dow has turned his attention to the salt business. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Augustus | 1913-08-22 | 1 | Was gutted by fire as it lay at a dock in Manitowoc. Captain Dow is one of the oldest vessel owners on the lakes and this is but his second serious mishap in a career of more than forty years. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow schooner | Augustus | 1916-09-08 | 2 | The little scow schooner Augustus came into port last Saturday afternoon to get away from a southeaster which prevailed on the lake several days. The Augustus was bound south with a cargo of slabs. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Augustus | 1913-05-22 | 1 | Got away after being windbound | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Augustus | 1914-01-01 | 1 | To be overhauled at Manitowoc | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow schooner | Augustus | 1912-09-27 | 3 | The scow schooner Augustus, Capt. Arthur Dow, arrived in port last Friday morning with a cargo of salt for local merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow schooner | Augustus | 1915-05-28 | 3 | In to get out of a strong northeaster. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow schooner | Augustus | 1915-10-01 | 2 | Kewaunee. There is a rumor that Capt. Arthur Dow has laid up his scow schooner and returned from active life. If true, Lake Michigan has lost the last of its old time vessel men, and the Manitowoc mosquito fleet is now history. |
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.