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 | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 1 | 1898-09-23 | 3 | Dredge No. 2 to be laid up. Work at canal to be finished by dredge No. 1. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 1 | 1899-05-19 | 3 | Government dredge No. 1, which is working at this port, has been given a new coat of paint, which improves her looks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Dredge No. 1 | 1896-06-04 | 3 | Three people employed on the dredge, now at Sturgeon Bay, spent Sat. and Sun. at their homes here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Dredge No. 1 | 1896-04-30 | 3 | Gov. dredge No. 1 was left at the Sturgeon Bay canal, where it is expected it will be kept at work the greater part of the summer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 1 | 1896-09-10 | 3 | Capt. Wm. Vollmer, of government dredge No. 1, spent Sunday and Monday at his home here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 1 | 1896-12-24 | 3 | Capt. Wm. Vollmer, of government dredge No. 1, returned home Monday for the Christmas holidays. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 1 | 1901-05-03 | 1 | Dredge No. 2 is employed at Sheboygan at present and dredge No.1 is at Sturgeon Bay canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Dredge No. 1 | 1904-11-04 | 1 | The tug Energy and dredge No. 1 arrived here. They will be here at least three weeks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 1 | 1898-10-07 | 3 | Capt. Frank Sinka, who was employed on the government dredge No. 2, is now on No.1, the No. 2 having been laid up. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 1 | 1898-11-18 | 3 | The tug Lorena towed the dredge No. 1 to Kewaunee. The Algoma members of the crew returned home. |
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.