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 Tug Alert 1883-03-29 3 To remain at Cedar River
Door County Advocate Tug Alert 1883-06-28 3 Engine and boiler removed
Door County Advocate Tug Alert 1883-08-23 3 Info on rebuilding
The Herald Commercial Vessel Alert 1890-06-20 2 New Napper Boat Launched
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Tug Alert 1880-09-16 3 The tug was in port and astonished the natives by setting up a terrible howl in the morning.
Door County Advocate Steamer Alert 1897-01-02 1 Lost on the Lakes During 1896
Door County Advocate Tug Alert 1881-06-30 3 Towing dump scows at the cut
Door County Advocate Tug Alert 1880-04-22 3 Race with S. S. Coe
Door County Advocate Tug Alert 1879-05-15 3 Broke a bucket of her wheel
Door County Advocate Tug Alert 1880-03-04 3 Negotiations are pending for the purchase

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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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