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 | Brooks | 1897-01-28 | 4 | Little tug has been doing the towing for the Waterworks Co. since the Arctic lay up. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Brooks | 1906-11-15 | 1 | Sold at marshall sale | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Brooks | 1884-10-02 | 3 | Sold at marshal s sale | |
| Door County Advocate | Fish tug | Brooks | 1889-05-18 | 3 | To fish at Grand Marais | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Brooks | 1903-09-26 | 1 | Bound for Eagle island where it and schooner Leo will fish for trout | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1898-09-23 | 3 | Arrived from Manitowoc with the remainder of the fishing outfit aboard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Brooks | 1898-09-30 | 3 | Fishermen complain of poor fishing at present, but expect it to be better later in the fall. The Brooks average 800 to 1000 pounds per lift. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1898-12-16 | 3 | Crew member, Fred Meyer, fell overboard from the tug last Wednesday morning, while the tug was about twenty miles south of Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1899-03-24 | 3 | Is frozen in at her dock and has been unable to get out into the lake for the past two weeks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fishing tug | Brooks | 1899-01-06 | 3 | Frank Chapek, George Bohman, George Wenninger and Frank Hildebrandt purchased the tug for $1,000. |
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.