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 | Temple Emery | 1897-07-10 | 1 | Parted hawser | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Temple Emery | 1899-12-02 | 1 | Master reported that no logs were lost | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Temple Emery | 1899-07-22 | 1 | Towed largest raft of logs across L. Michigan | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Temple Emery | 1898-06-11 | 1 | Called for coal at Clipper City | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Temple Emery | 1899-10-13 | 3 | The tug Brooks picked up about 50 logs out in the lake off this port Saturday. They are from the big raft lost last week by the Temple Emery. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Temple Emery | 1888-05-24 | 3 | In the drydock for repairs last week | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Temple Emery | 1891-11-26 | 3 | Had a rough time near the Manitous. Had to let go her two scows. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Temple Emery | 1894-03-29 | 3 | Capt. L. LeClaire will have charged tug the coming season. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Propeller | Temple Emery | 1894-04-26 | 3 | Arrived Traverse Bay; Departed Escanaba. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Propeller | Temple Emery | 1895-05-30 | 2 | Arrived Escanaba, towing; Departed, Traverese Bay, towing. |
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.