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 | Steamer | Chicago | 1895-04-25 | 2 | Inspectors Fitzgerald and Chipman in town yesterday inspecting it. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Chicago | 1895-05-09 | 2 | Goodrich str. has been put in excellent shape. Sum of $50,000 has been expended on her. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Chicago | 1896-03-12 | 3 | Capt. Geo. Witley, Engineer, Felix Neidert apt. of Goodrich Trans. Co. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Chicago | 1897-06-10 | 3 | Left today on her regular summer route with Capt. Mungerin in command. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Chicago | 1898-02-03 | 3 | Annual meeting of Goodrich company. Decided to provide steamer with new wheels. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Chicago | 1898-05-12 | 4 | Began the work of the season on Saturday last under the command of Captain Stines. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Chicago | 1899-03-30 | 2 | Apt. of the Goodrich Trans. Co.;Capt. C. F. Bronson; eng., T. Dorey; purser, G. Nelson Jr. ; steward, C. Pinsenault. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Chicago | 1899-06-08 | 5 | Left for the season+s work on Thursday last. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Chicago | 1899-08-17 | 8 | Arrived here on Monday, her first trip after the mishap she had last spring. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Chicago | 5 | Manitowoc winter fleet with carrying capacity 1178 tons |
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.