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 | Commodore Nutt | 1887-06-02 | 3 | James Tufts sold his tug, Commodore Nutt, To Hammel & Lafond, of Two Rivers, for $2000. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1887-05-26 | 3 | The tug had its engine disabled off Clay Banks. By making temporary repairs, it was able to reach Clay Banks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1887-05-05 | 2 | In attempting to make the harbor went aground on the north side of the north pier. The tug Commodore Nutt freed her. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1883-05-17 | 3 | The sch. Driver was in port Monday. She was towed up from Clay Banks by the tug Commodore Nutt, the wind having been unfavorable | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1883-05-31 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt towed a scow that had been used b y Ross & Roberts for wrecking, to Kewaunee, Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1883-11-29 | 3 | Ran in here for shelter. In going up the river she ran on a rock, breaking her wheel. She was taken to Man. By tug Commodore Nutt. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1881-05-26 | 3 | Towing dump-scows at the canal | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1893-01-14 | 5 | New hull being built | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1882-05-25 | 3 | From Clay Banks. The fishing tug Commodore Nutt called here Saturday for wood, and went north. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1882-09-28 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt is in port and will be stationed here to engage in the fishing business this fall. |
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.