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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Algoma | 1907-03-08 | 1 | President has signed harbor bill. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Algoma | 1907-05-24 | 1 | Some new features in harbor construction under consideration for Algoma. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Light house | Algoma | 1910-04-08 | 1 | Information on the new fog horn. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Algoma | 1910-08-05 | 1 | Work on widening the channel will begin at once. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Algoma | 1902-04-25 | 1 | Harbor bill passed. Algoma will receive $10,000. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lighthouse | Algoma | 1899-11-03 | 3 | Chas. Young, keeper here for the past four years, is being given charge of the Menominee, Mich., light about the 15th of this month. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Algoma | 1899-10-06 | 3 | The crew of men that have been employed on the steam drill working in this harbor the past summer left on Monday for Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Algoma | 1912-04-19 | 6 | Gov. steamer Manitowoc went into commission. The dredge Algoma and tug Industry are engaged in the work of deepening the channel between the piers at Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Light house | Algoma | 1912-05-31 | 3 | Keeper, Gus. Umberham has given the light house and fog signal station its annual overhauling and painting which has improved the appearance of the property on the north pier. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Algoma | 1912-07-19 | 3 | The government dredge Algoma completed her work here Tuesday night and left Wednesday in tow of the tug Industry for Manistique, Mich. |
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.