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 | Tug | Peter Reiss | 1908-01-23 | 1 | 4/16 interest sold | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Peter Reiss | 1933-05-05 | 3 | Picture | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Peter Reiss | 1 | Unable to free steamer Preague Isle, grounded near the Man.-Sheboygan cty. line. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Freighter | Peter Reiss | 3 | Cleared Sun. night after discharging a cargo of coal at the lakeshore docks of the Reiss Co. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Peter Reiss | 3 | Left the Manitowoc and Sheboygan ports for Green Bay. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Peter Reiss | 1916-09-14 | 1 | Stranded in Rock passage | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Peter Reiss | 1915-02-25 | 1 | Appointments given | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Peter Reiss | 1918-03-21 | 1 | Up from Sheboygan to break ice | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Peter Reiss | 1920-04-30 | 3 | Sailed | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Peter Reiss | 1914-10-22 | 1 | Giggest cargo of coal to Manitowoc ever |
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.