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 | Schooner | Four Brothers | 1888-04-21 | 3 | Capt. Peter Rusch knocked overboard + lost | |
| Door County Advocate | Four Brothers | 1886-04-22 | 2 | Waiting to load at Bailey s Harbor | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Four Brothers | 1884-02-07 | 3 | In winter quarters at Manitowoc | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Four Brothers | 1888-04-19 | 3 | Capt. Rusch, of Racine, in command of schooner, was drowned off Manitowoc when vessel was entering the harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Four Brothers | 1882-10-19 | 3 | The captain of the schooner Four Brothers reported having passed a schooner's jibboom, with head gear attached, off Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Four Brothers | 1896-05-28 | 3 | The schooners Glen Cuyler, of Manitowoc, Four Brothers of Chicago, and the Experiment, of Ludington took refuge in this harbor. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Four Brothers | 1882-09-07 | 3 | Cargoes from Jacksonport | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Four Brothers | 1895-05-11 | 5 | Received new bottom planking | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Four Brothers | 1888-07-21 | 3 | Body of Capt. found | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Four Brothers | 1885-10-29 | 3 | Loaded 192 cords of wood |
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.