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 | Scow | Dreadnaught | 1888-11-01 | 3 | Scow Dreadnaught, in tow of the tug Edith, loaded with cordwood at Fellow's pier. The scow Wm. Finch will load at the Clay Banks pier. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Dreadnaught | 1889-08-22 | 3 | Scow Dreadnaught arrived light from Racine on Mon., and will load at the Clay Banks pier with hardwood lumber for Geo. Grimmer, to Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Dreadnaught | 1889-09-26 | 3 | The scow Dreadnaught arrived light from the south on Sunday, bound to Foscoro. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Dreadnaught | 1889-10-31 | 3 | The schooner Dreadnaught was wind bound in this port on Friday, on her trip from Foscoro to Chicago, with a cargo of cedar posts and cord wood. | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Dreadnaught | 1893-12-09 | 5 | Became waterlogged - big article | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Dreadnaught | 1892-10-29 | 5 | Half interest sold for $200 | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Dreadnaught | 1889-08-24 | 5 | Rebuilt and enlarged | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dreadnaught | 1889-03-21 | 3 | Geo. Fellows is expected here to rebuild his vessel which is hauled out at Foscoro. The rebuilding will occupy about 6 weeks. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Dreadnaught | 1888-08-23 | 3 | The scows Wm. Finch and Dreadnaught load with wood for Milw., the former on owners account and latter for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Dreadnaught | 1889-08-15 | 3 | Was rebuilt at Foscoro and launched Sunday, and took her first cargo from this port. Captain is Chas. E. Bacon formerly owner of sch. Christiana. |
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.