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 | Betsey | 1882-11-23 | 3 | Started for Cedar River, Mich., with supplies for Kendeld & Harkins lumbering camp at that place. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1883-06-14 | 3 | The tug Betsey moved Manville & McDonald's gallery to Kewaunee, last Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 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 | Betsey | 1882-08-10 | 3 | The tug Betsey is hauled out "high on dry," and is being thoroughly overhauled and repaired. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1884-05-15 | 3 | Made a trip to ports in Green Bay last week, having on board a lot of provisions which were disposed of at different ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1881-08-25 | 3 | The Oconto Reporter mentions the arrival at that place of the tug Betsey, of this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1881-07-14 | 3 | Owned by Roberts & Warner will probably be engaged in the stone business at Two Rivers or some other point. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1881-09-22 | 3 | The tug has a contract for towing for parties somewhere on the west shore of Green Bay. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Betsey | 1884-05-15 | 3 | In port | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Betsey | 1878-11-21 | 8 | Betsey will "toot" but a few times more this fall. |
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.