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 | Steambarge | City of Nicollett. | 1887-05-26 | 3 | Repairs made to the Peoria from damages sustained by colliding with the steambarge City of Nicollett. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Propeller | City of Ogdensburg | 1866-06-15 | 1 | Former captain to command new vessel Orion | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | City of Ottawa | 1910-07-07 | 1 | In with merchandise | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | City of Ottawa | 1912-03-15 | 3 | One of the vessels mentioned in a big article written by an old steamboat man of forty odd years and given in the Chicago Magazine. Was the India. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | City of Owen Sound | 1887-10-27 | 3 | Went down on Monday near Clapherton Island light house; the crew were saved | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | City of Owen Sound | 1895-05-11 | 5 | Loading timber at Escanaba | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Bark | City of Paincsville | 1873-07-17 | 4 | Sold for $45,000 to W. H. Ingram | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Bark | City of Painesville | 1872-05-16 | 3 | Came through the ice at Buffalo | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Propeller | City of Paris | 1894-08-02 | 3 | Arrived, Buffalo, 2400 tons hard coal; Departed Duluth. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | City of Paris | 1897-12-16 | 3 | One of boats below Eighth street and west of the Northwestern slip |
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.