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 | Coe | 1880-12-09 | 3 | The tug Coe with schooner Rob Roy in tow passed this port going couth last Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Coe | 1880-09-23 | 3 | The tug Gregory blew out her cylinder head. Tugs Holton, Merrill, Coe and Maxon went out and bro't in the Gregory and tows. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Coe | 1880-07-01 | 3 | The tug Coe towed the schooner Anne Thorine to Milwaukee. Info dealing with the Anne Thorine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Coe | 1880-09-09 | 3 | The tug Coe attempted to raise the sunken schooner Hetty Taylor but finding her in 106 feet of water she was abandoned by the tug. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Coe | 1883-05-24 | 3 | Crew deserted the captain of the schooner Petrel, thinking the vessel would founder. Tug Coe towed it to safety. | |
| Door County Advocate | Coffinberry | 1917-08-16 | 1 | Sunk in Ashland 5 yrs. ago - raised last week | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Barge | Coffinberry | 1892-09-01 | 3 | Took on ore at Escanaba and ran ashore near Sand Beach, Mich. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Coffinberry | 1903-05-09 | 1 | Slightly damaged in gale | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gasoline boat | Coila | 1914-12-18 | 1 | Hard Luck. The gasoline boat Coila was heading out to fish when a line caught in wheel loosing the key. The Fay towed it into port. Back out and the key again became loose with the Sport coming to its rescue. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Coila | 1915-10-01 | 2 | Kewaunee. Of Algoma was a caller here. Is owned and sailed by Joseph Braunsdorf of Clay Banks. |
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.