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 | 1880-04-01 | 4 | The tug Two Davids has been launched and will soon go into commission. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1881-03-24 | 3 | F. Swaty & Son are putting the tug Two Davids in shape for the coming season of navigation. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1881-05-19 | 3 | The tug Two Davids made a trip to Foscoro and back last night. She conveyed some freight thither. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1880-07-22 | 3 | The schooner J. Bean grounded opposite Vose's place. The tug Two Davids and the government dredge got her of. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1880-07-29 | 3 | The tug will tow a scow laden with brick to Sturgeon Bay. Capt. Anderson will ship his household goods to Bay View. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1880-08-05 | 3 | The tug Two Davids made the run from Sturgeon Bay to this place during the storm of last Sunday. She stood it like a duck. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1882-12-07 | 3 | The tugs Two Davids and Betsey, and the scow Lady Ellen have gone into winter quarters here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1882-09-28 | 3 | The tug Two Davids is still in commission, plying between this place and Forestville. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1882-08-17 | 3 | Is still making regular trips to Forestville. She is towing timber. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1882-06-01 | 3 | The tug Two Davids was used to transfer the steam pump from the tug Hageman to the sunken schooner Petrel, Saturday. |
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.