Newspaper Search

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 Schooner Aldrich 1897-06-05 1 To receive new bowsprit
Door County Advocate Aldrich 1897-08-21 1 Info on being wholly owned
Door County Advocate Barge Aldrich 1897-05-15 1 Bow partly repaired from collision
Door County Advocate Gasoline launch Alena 1904-12-17 1 To have new fantail put on her
Door County Advocate Barge Alert 1904-09-24 1 Sank - big story
Door County Advocate Barge Alert 1904-07-09 1 Sunk at wharf at Smith quarry
Door County Advocate Barge Alert 1904-04-02 1 Repair done
Door County Advocate Barge Alert 1903-11-21 1 In for calking
Door County Advocate Barge Alert 1904-02-06 1 Recalked and overhauled
Door County Advocate Scow-schooner Alert 1903-11-14 1 Ashore on South Manitou island

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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.

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