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 | Steambarge | Two Myrtles | 1900-03-23 | 1 | The steambarge Two Myrtles, which has been laid up here all winter is now being fitted out and got in readiness for the coming season of navigation, | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Two Myrtles | 1900-05-18 | 1 | Arrived with a load of farm machinery for Knospe Bros. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Two Rivers | 1878-04-11 | 8 | Appropriation bill passed the House. Two Rivers receives $10,000 | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Two Rivers | 1875-02-25 | 8 | Provisions for harbors. $15,000. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | Two Rivers | 1874-11-26 | 8 | Information on soundings at Two Rivers pier and harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Shipyard | Two Rivers | 1874-03-12 | 2 | Shipyard began by Messrs. Hanson & Scove, of Manitowoc. Its equipment is the second one of the kind on the west shore of the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Two Rivers | 1874-05-07 | 2 | Amounts agreed upon by the House Committee on Commerce. $15,000. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Two Rivers | 1876-09-21 | 8 | Appropriations cut down as follows. Ahnapee $2,000 | |
| Door County Advocate | Lighthouse | Two Rivers | 1929-10-25 | 4 | Out of commission at height of storm | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Two Rivers | 1880-08-12 | 3 | Three government employees went to Two Rivers to see about raising the scow which sank in the river some two weeks ago. |
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.