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 | Tug | Williams | 1882-06-29 | 3 | Towed tug Canfield here | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Williams | 1884-01-03 | 3 | Broke loose and sustained some slight damage | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Scow | Williams | 1886-08-12 | 3 | Received some repairs in the dry dock this week | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Scow | Williams | 1894-03-15 | 3 | Anton Hanson purchased scow for $200 plus indebtedness of $150. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Williams | 1897-12-16 | 3 | One of boats below Eighth street and west of the Northwestern slip | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Scow | Williams | 1898-03-24 | 3 | Was the first of the Manitowoc fleet to set out his spring. She left for the north last week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Williams | 1880-07-22 | 3 | The schooner Jesse Winters sprung a leak and waterlogged. Tugs Williams and Canfield towed her to the mouth of the harbor. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Williams | 1882-03-30 | 3 | In port for shelter | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Williams | 1896-12-05 | 5 | Loaded with hay to Menominee | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Williams | 1899-09-30 | 1 | On floating dock |
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.