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 | F. & P. M. No. 2 | 1893-05-11 | 3 | Arrived, Ludington; Cleared Ludington since May 4th. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | F. & P. M. No. 2 | 1893-11-16 | 3 | Brought a cargo of salt for the Manitowoc Land & salt Co. this week. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | F. & P. M. No. 2 | 1894-01-18 | 3 | Laid up in Ludington on Monday last on account of dullness in the freight business. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | F. & P. M. No. 2 | 1894-08-23 | 3 | Was in port Minday | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | F. & P. M. No. 2 | 1897-02-11 | 3 | Receiving repairs on her boiler. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | F. & P. M. No. 2 | 1899-02-16 | 3 | Released from ice by the Pere Marquette. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | F. & P. M. No. 2 | 1899-10-26 | 8 | Has been undergoing repairs at Burger & Burger+s shipyard is ready for service again. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | F. & P. M. No. 2 | 5 | Winter fleet in commission trading to this port. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Propeller | F. & P. M. No. 2 | 1886-07-15 | 3 | Passed through bay | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | F. & P. M. No. 2 | 1885-02-12 | 3 | The propeller Oneida is ice bound. The propeller F. & P. M. No. 2 left Milw. To find and provide fuel and provisions. Not heard from either. |
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.