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 | 1898-04-01 | 3 | About $3,000 available for dredging. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lighthouse | Algoma | 1898-09-09 | 3 | Information on work to be done at lighthouse here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Light keeper | Algoma | 1913-02-28 | 8 | E. V. Kimball's request to transfer from the Kewaunee light to Algoma granted. He replaces light keeper Umberham who drowned. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Algoma | 1912-11-01 | 1 | The dredge Algoma and fleet of tugs and scows arrived in port last Wednesday and were taken up to the government shipyards. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Algoma | 1899-04-21 | 3 | Work on the harbor at this place will probably be begun about the 15th of next month. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Algoma | 1899-05-26 | 3 | The dredge has been working above the second street. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Algoma | 1913-10-17 | 5 | Tug Industry left Milwaukee to tow the big new gov. dredge Kewaunee to this port. The dredge Algoma has been placed in winter quarters. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Algoma | 1897-12-03 | 3 | Petitions for the harbor forwarded to Washington this week. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Algoma | 1916-06-22 | 6 | Into commission - broke wheel | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Algoma | 1898-05-20 | 3 | Depth of water in the harbor determined by government engineer. |
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.