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 | 1881-12-08 | 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 | 1885-06-11 | 3 | Is being gotten in readiness by owner W. Swaty, to commence work of towing on the river between this place and Forestville. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1885-07-02 | 3 | The tug Two Davids is making daily trips between this place and Forestville. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1881-11-24 | 3 | The Two Davids brought three scow loads of grain, in all over 3,000 bushels, from Forestville. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1885-10-01 | 3 | Had sunk in the river some three months ago was pumped out and is now employed in towing wood for John Fetzer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Two Davids | 1885-06-18 | 3 | The tug Two Davids made her first trip for the season up the river last Thurs., since she has made regular trips to Forestville. | |
| 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 | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Two Fannies | 1879-11-27 | 3 | Numbered among vessels wrecked in late 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.