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 | 1901-12-28 | 1 | Wintering at Manitowoc | |
| Door County Advocate | Spokane | 1927-04-08 | 12 | Article - 1st through Mackinac Strait | ||
| Door County Advocate | Fishing tug | Sport | 1913-01-30 | 1 | Nearly burned at Algoma | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Sport | 1916-04-21 | 1 | Capt. Frank Chapek, with his boat the Sport, went as far north as Stony Creek to help two individuals bring back from Sturgeon Bay a boat, pile driver and piles for the nets. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish boat | Sport | 1915-02-26 | 2 | Kewaunee. Capt. Frank Chapek in port to have craft remeasured. | |
| 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 | Gasoline boat | Sport | 1918-01-25 | 1 | Capt. Frank Chapek was engaged several hours clearing his boat of ice which had accumulated on the hull of the craft. | |
| 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. |
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.