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 | 1884-03-27 | 3 | The tug arrived here from Two Rivers. She will be employed in the fishing business at this place the coming summer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1883-11-29 | 3 | Captain Brasch, master of the tug, said he should take that craft to Two Rivers, for the winter, as soon as the weather would permit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1887-06-16 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt arrived in port on Monday with a scow load of lumber from Sturgeon Bay, consigned to Sam Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1887-05-26 | 3 | Brought a scow load of eight thousand feet of lumber from Clay Banks for the new school house in the town of Ahnapee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1887-05-26 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt towed the Wm. Finch to Clay Banks on Tuesday. | |
| 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 | 1886-09-23 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt will tow a scow load of lumber and wood to Sheboygan to-day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1886-05-13 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt towed the scow Speed to Foscoro on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1888-01-19 | 3 | Sunk in the harbor at Two Rivers. A force of men are now at work raising her. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Commodore Nutt | 1883-05-17 | 3 | The tug Commodore Nutt was layed up Friday and Saturday for repairs. |
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.