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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tow barge | Tokio | 5 | Manitowoc winter fleet with carrying capacity 2632 tons | ||
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Tokio | 1893-07-15 | 5 | Largest single cargo landed at G. B.-1900 tons | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Tokio | 1901-12-28 | 1 | Wintering at Manitowoc | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Tokio | 1893-10-12 | 3 | Departed from port | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Barge | Tokio | 1 | One of winter fleet at Manitowoc. Gross tonnage 1385. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Tokio | 1896-05-16 | 5 | Ashore inside sleeping Bear point | |
| Door County Advocate | Consort | Tokio | 1902-09-27 | 1 | Stranded on ten-foot shoal | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Toko | 1914-12-18 | 1 | Tug Toko with the Elsie Marie in tow were bound for Manitowoc where the "works" of the Togo will be transferred to the Elsie Marie. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Toko | 1914-12-18 | 2 | Kewaunee. Tug Toko, towing the gasoline boat Jessie Marie are bound for Manitowoc where the engine and machinery will be removed from the tug and placed in the Jessie Marie. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Toledo | 1917-02-23 | 1 | Captain William Callaway died at age of 86. Due to the great fire in 1871 in Door and Kewaunee counties, the revenue cutter Andy Johnson and the three masted schooner Toledo, Captain Callaway, carried in supplies to those communities all winter. |
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.