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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1889-08-10 | 5 | Towing logs | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1880-09-02 | 3 | Was in the dry dock this week having her stern bearings tightened | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1884-05-22 | 3 | Arrived Tuesday from Clay Banks with lumber for J. G. Weilep and J. B. Orth who are erecting two stables. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1884-07-17 | 3 | Tug Com. Nutt cleared with scow for Clay Banks, today. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1884-11-06 | 3 | The tug Com. Nutt is engaged in towing stone from Laurie's quarries, at Sturgeon Bay, to Menominee, Mich. | |
| 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1885-04-30 | 3 | The hull of the tug Com. Nutt was hauled out far enough to allow of taking off her wheel yesterday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1886-01-14 | 3 | The tug Com. Nutt started to go to Two Rivers on Thurs. last but had to return on account of too much ice. She was gone about an hour. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Com. Nutt | 1886-02-18 | 3 | She will soon be employed by some of our fisherman for lifting nets off this point diring the next season of fishing. |
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.