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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1881-06-02 | 3 | Steamer Chicago took on a large quantity of freight. The freight was taken out to the boat on a scow towed by the tug Two Davids. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1881-09-22 | 3 | Tug Two Davids started for Sturgeon Bay with a scow load of brick, but was driven back by unfavorable weather Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1881-09-15 | 3 | The tug Two Davids brought a scow load of lumber from Clay Banks, last Friday, for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1881-08-25 | 3 | The tug Two Davids brought a lumber laden scow from Clay Banks last Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1883-05-10 | 3 | The tug Two Davids makes regular trips between this city and Forestville. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1882-11-16 | 3 | The tug Two Davids made her last trip to Forestville, for this season, yesterday. She will be put into winter quarters within a few days. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1882-09-07 | 3 | The tug Two Davids still plies regularly between this place and Forestville, towing scows. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1884-04-24 | 3 | W. Swaty has had his tug , the Two Davids, hauled out and is having her repaired and put in shape for the season's run. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1884-05-15 | 3 | Now plies regularly between this city and Forestville. She is towing scows loaded mainly with lumber, ties, posts, wood and bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1883-09-27 | 3 | The tug Two Davids still plies regularly between this city and Forestville lumber and wood are her principal freights now. |
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.