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 | Steamer | Edenborn | 1905-12-23 | 1 | Still high and dry on Split rock | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Edenborn | 1906-06-15 | 1 | Work commenced - she is broken in two on beach near Two Harbors | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Edenborn | 1905-12-30 | 1 | Work to be commenced when released | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Edenborn | 1906-05-11 | 1 | Work being done on stranded steamer | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Edenborn | 1906-06-08 | 1 | Effort made to recover | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Edith | 1887-12-24 | 3 | Remarkable experience last week | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Edith | 1887-12-22 | 3 | Returned safely. Machinery gave out on the lake and had to be repaired | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Edith | 1888-08-30 | 3 | Ran onto a rock when leaving the harbor and damaged her rudder badly. She was towed to her dock and damage repaired. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Edith | 1888-11-22 | 3 | The tug arrived from Sturgeon Bay on Saturday, having brought in tow 5,000 feet of plank to be used on the government pier here. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Edith | 1889-09-21 | 5 | In for repairs |
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.