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 | 1906-09-20 | 1 | Started to break in two while being towed to port | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Edenborn | 1905-12-30 | 1 | Work to be commenced when released | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Edenborn | 1906-09-06 | 1 | Moved 17 ft. to be floated in near future | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Edenborn | 1906-11-29 | 1 | First trip since disaster | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Edenborn | 1905-12-23 | 1 | Still high and dry on Split rock | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Edith | 1888-11-01 | 3 | Scow Dreadnaught, in tow of the tug Edith, loaded with cordwood at Fellow's pier. The scow Wm. Finch will load at the Clay Banks pier. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Edith | 1887-10-13 | 3 | Tug purchased by A. F. Birkholz of Two Rivers from A. Booth for $1.350 | |
| 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. |
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.