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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ethan Allen | 1882-08-10 | 3 | Of Grand Haven, in for a rebuild | |
| Door County Advocate | Brig | Ethan Allen | 1870-05-19 | 4 | Cargo of lumber | |
| Door County Advocate | Brig | Ethan Allen | 1865-11-23 | 3 | Cargo of lumber | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Ethan Allen | 1875-06-24 | 3 | Lost foretopmast in a squall | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Ethan Allen | 1881-05-19 | 3 | Collided with schooner Pilgrim | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Brig | Ethan Allen | 1877-05-17 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 16 from Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Ethan Allen | 1881-05-19 | 3 | The schooner Ethan Allen and the schooner Pilgrim, collided off Kewaunee. Damage to both given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Square rigged | Ethan Allen | 1911-11-17 | 1 | One of three vessels Captain Larry Easson sailed. They were the Lydia Case, Ethan Allen and the Dolphin. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ethan Allen | 1871-08-24 | 3 | Rescued half drowned mariners of Winfield Scott and took them to Menominee | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Ethan Allen | 1882-09-28 | 3 | Rebuild by Rand & Burger for about $12,000 |
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.