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 | Schooner | Dreadnaught | 1892-10-29 | 5 | Half interest sold for $200 | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Dreadnaught | 1889-08-24 | 5 | Rebuilt and enlarged | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Dreadnaught | 1893-12-16 | 5 | Info on condition of wreck | |
| Door County Advocate | Dreadnaught | 1890-12-20 | 5 | Third interest to be sold | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Dreadnought | 1880-06-24 | 3 | The tug S. S. Coe released the schooner Anne Thorine. She is chained to the schooner Belle Laurie and scow Dreadnought to keep afloat. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Yacht | Dream girl | 1 | In a storm on Lake Michigan with 10 boys aged 10 - 15. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Dredge | 1893-08-03 | 3 | Had been working at Two Rivers. She was taken to Kewaunee where she will work for several weeks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Dredge | 1894-10-18 | 3 | The two Government dredges have been dredging at Menominee and Marinette. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge | 1898-06-24 | 3 | Gov. dredge that has been doing work at the canal, would be moved to Menominee this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 1 | 1896-09-24 | 3 | Government Dredge No. 1 was taken from Kewaunee to Sheboygan last Thursday, and is now dredging there. |
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.