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 | Steamer | Spokane | 1905-02-25 | 1 | Collided last fall with the Florence B. | |
| Door County Advocate | Spokane | 1927-04-08 | 12 | Article - 1st through Mackinac Strait | ||
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Sport | 1910-10-13 | 1 | Went to aid steamer S. C. Reynolds | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Sport | 1900-08-17 | 1 | Tug was towing three scows which became waterlogged in a heavy sea. Due to low fuel, she had to let them go and went to Sturgeon Bay canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gasoline boat | Sport | 1908-06-26 | 1 | Capt. Frank Chapek and Joseph Shilbauer returned from a several days trip up around the Door. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gasoline boat | Sport | 1909-09-03 | 1 | Capt. Frank Chapek cleared port Tuesday morning with his gasoline boat the Sport, for Ludington Mich., after a cargo of fruit for the local market. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish tug | Sport | 1913-01-24 | 1 | Had a narrow escape from being burned last Saturday morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish boat | Sport | 1914-07-17 | 1 | Captain hosted a party on a trip to Washington Island and return the past week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sport | 1914-12-18 | 1 | Hard Luck. The gasoline boat Coila was heading out to fish when a line caught in wheel loosing the key. The Fay towed it into port. Back out and the key again became loose with the Sport coming to its rescue. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish boat | Sport | 1916-07-21 | 1 | Capt. Frank Chapek has had the old cabin on his fish boat torn off and replaced with a new and update cabin the past week. The cabin was damaged in a collision with the Second Street bridge. |
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.