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 | Brooks | 1899-10-13 | 3 | The tug Brooks picked up about 50 logs out in the lake off this port Saturday. They are from the big raft lost last week by the Temple Emery. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1900-06-22 | 1 | Upon leaving for Jacksonport, one of the eccentric rods broke off and the boat was compelled to lay here for repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1900-08-17 | 1 | The tug Brooks left Tuesday for Baileys Harbor for a raft of logs for the Veneer factory. There are three more rafts to bring from along the lake shore. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1900-07-20 | 1 | The tug Brooks left Wednesday for Jacksonport for another raft of logs for the Veneer factory. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1900-07-27 | 1 | The tug Brooks arrived Tuesday morning from Jacksonport with a raft of logs for the Veneer factory. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1900-12-21 | 1 | The new boiler for the tug Brooks has not arrived as yet, and is therefore causing a great delay to the owners of the boat, Chapek Bros. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1901-05-10 | 1 | The tug Brooks left Monday night for Detroit Harbor where Capt. Chapek will try fishing and if it proves good will remain there during the summer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1901-04-05 | 1 | The fishing tug Brooks had considerable ice to battle with this week. Capt. Chapek and his crew commenced fishing with set hooks this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1901-02-22 | 1 | The tug Brooks lay in port a couple days this week, being unable to get out to her nets on account of the heavy ice in the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish tug | Brooks | 1901-02-01 | 1 | The fish tug Brooks has begun fishing operations off this port. Capt. F. Chapek says they have made a few lifts this week but did not average over 1000 pounds to a lift. |
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.