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 | Columbus | 1916-04-14 | 2 | Information on the boats of the Goodrich Company including officers of the boats. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Colwell | 1 | Picked up crew of scow Jennie and Laura which went to pieces off Milwaukee. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Colwell | 1896-06-20 | 5 | Repairs and cost given | ||
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1882-05-25 | 3 | Chartered to tow logs | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1886-01-14 | 3 | Jas. Tuffts is having the tug Com. Nutt covered with heavy sheet iron so that she can pass through fields of floating ice without injury. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1886-03-25 | 3 | Now makes regular trips out to about the middle of the lake, setting nets in 83 fathoms of water. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1885-11-26 | 3 | The tug Com. Nutt brought in a barge of wood on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1886-04-08 | 3 | The tug Com. Nutt is meeting with excellent success fishing in 85 fathoms of water. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1884-08-28 | 3 | Tug Com. Nutt brought a supply of dynamite on Tuesday, which was placed in the government magazine up the river. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1884-09-11 | 3 | Tug Com. Nutt, arrived, with lumber from 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.