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 | 1882-03-09 | 3 | F. Swaty & Son are having some repair work done on their tug and are getting it ready to put into commission. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1882-04-06 | 3 | The tug Two Davids is now making regular trips between this city and Forestville. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1882-05-25 | 3 | The two river tugs, Two Davids and the Betsey, continue to make regular trips to Forestville, bringing back large quantities of timber. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1882-03-23 | 3 | The tug Two Davids will be launched today and will start on regular trips to Forestville tomorrow. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1881-12-08 | 3 | The tug Two Davids has been hauled out on the flat on the N side of the river. She will receive some necessary repairs during the winter. | |
| 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. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Two Davids | 1883-04-26 | 3 | Begun operations on Wolf River | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Two Fannies | 1891-01-10 | 5 | Built at Peshtigo in 1873 | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Two Fannies | 1889-12-07 | 5 | Pulled off bottom | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Two Fannies | 1875-12-02 | 8 | Ran on the reef one mile north of Kewaunee during a snow storm. |
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.