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 | Dredge | Dredge No. 2 | 1896-04-30 | 3 | Gov. dredge No. 2, in tow of a couple of tugs passed here Saturday afternoon, bound for Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 2 | 1896-12-10 | 3 | Was placed in winter quarters, in Kewaunee, last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Dredge No. 2 | 1897-05-20 | 3 | Dredge No. 2 went from Kewaunee to Sturgeon Bay Wednesday of last week. It will work on the canal for some time. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 2 | 1897-12-10 | 3 | James Hilton, who has been employed on the government dredge No. 2, returned to his home here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 2 | 1898-08-12 | 3 | Dredge nearly done in this harbor. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Government Dredge No. 2 | Dredge No. 2 | 5 | Built by Burger & Burger and its predecessors in the city of Manitowoc with date - 1883 | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 2 | 1898-09-09 | 3 | Capt. Frank Sinka, Jas. Hilton and Geo. Bohman are employed on dredge. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 2 | 1896-09-24 | 3 | Government Dredge No. 2 is again at work at the canal, having been taken to that place from Kewaunee some days ago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 2 | 1896-11-26 | 3 | The dredge has been taken to Kewaunee from Sturgeon Bay canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. dredge | Dredge No. 2 | 1897-10-21 | 3 | Was taken down from Sturgeon Bay to Ahnapee last week for the purpose of doing a little necessary dredging. |
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.