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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Warren | 1877-07-05 | 3 | Sold by Jonah Richards to Torgen Olson, for $1000 | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Warren | 1873-11-20 | 3 | Sprung a leak and was obliged to run ashore at Kewaunee. Had just got off rocks at North Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Warren | 1874-05-21 | 3 | Tug Kitty Smoke succeeded in releasing the schooner Warren from the beach at Kewaunee. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Warren | 1875-10-28 | 3 | Cleared Oct. 26th, Milwaukee, light | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Warren | 1881-09-29 | 3 | In Jonah Richards obituary. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Warren | 1873-10-16 | 3 | Tug Kitty Smoke made unsuccessful attempt to relieve schooner Warren from beach at Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Warren | 1874-04-09 | 3 | Which went on the beach at Kewaunee last fall, appears to be in a good condition and could be rescued at a small expense. | |
| Door County Advocate | Consort | Warriner | 1917-06-07 | 1 | Aground 4 mi. north of Portage | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lighthouse tender | Warrington | 1911-06-30 | 1 | The government contemplates selling all the lighthouse tenders and have the work done by contract. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Warrington | 1885-08-27 | 3 | Landed building material for fog signal at Poverty Island |
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.