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 | 1896-04-23 | 3 | Will go to Sturgeon Bay. Work to be done is given. | |
| 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 | 1901-09-06 | 1 | Has been placed in winter quarters at Kewaunee. Dredge No. 1 is still working at the Sturgeon Bay canal. | |
| 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 | Dredge | Dredge No. 1 | 1900-04-13 | 1 | Dredge No. 1 in tow of the tug Lorena was taken to the Sturgeon Bay canal the first of the week where they will begin operations immediately. | |
| 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 | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 2 | 1901-09-06 | 1 | Has been placed in winter quarters at Kewaunee. Dredge No. 1 is still working at the Sturgeon Bay canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 2 | 1901-07-19 | 1 | Government dredge No. 2, captain Jow Welniak, is now employed deepening the channel at Two Rivers. A number of Algoma boys are employed on the dredge. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 2 | 1902-11-21 | 1 | Passed from Two Rivers to Sturgeon Bay where they will be engaged for the balance of the fall. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 2 | 1899-12-15 | 1 | Taken to Kewaunee and placed in winter quarters. |
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.