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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Dan Mabee | 1894-07-05 | 3 | Collided with steamer Pentland off Pt. Au Sable. Pentland started towing it. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Dan Mabee | 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. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Dan Mabee | 1898-01-08 | 1 | One of Milwaukee winter fleet | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Dan Maber | 1896-12-26 | 5 | Wintering at Milwaukee | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Dan Maybee | 1888-04-28 | 2 | Loaded at Reynolds pier at Jacksonport | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Dan Maybie | 1894-07-12 | 3 | Repairs made and proceeded to Milwaukee to be docked. Had been run into by Pentland. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Dan Newhall | 1878-12-12 | 3 | Loaded Christmas trees at Ephraim | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Dan Newhall | 1878-08-15 | 8 | Rescued all but one of crew of Glen Cuyler, hit by a cyclone in the vicinity of Ellison Bay, turning it completely over. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Dan Newhall | 1877-05-31 | 8 | Loaded at Horn's Pier the past week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Dan Newhall | 1877-04-26 | 8 | Took cargoes from the Clay Banks piers during the past week. |
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.