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 | Tug | G. L. Cleveland | 1915-06-10 | 1 | Purchased | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | G. L. Colwell | 1896-05-23 | 5 | Ashore at Peshtigo | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | G. L. Wrenn | 1882-04-20 | 3 | The schooner G. L. Wrenn was another Sunday arrival. She left Tuesday, with 7,500 ties for F. Swaty & Son, for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | G. M. A. | 1902-12-19 | 1 | Report from Kewaunee on the extent of the fishing industry there. Copy hard to read. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | G. M. A. Herman | 1916-06-23 | 2 | Judge Geiger of the U. S. District Court at Milwaukee held that the fishing outfit of the tug was no part of the tug's equipment and therefore not subject to a maritime lien. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish tug | G. M. A. Herman | 1915-02-12 | 3 | Kewaunee. After the Georgia and carferry made their way into port, the fish tugs G. M. A. Herman and Elsie M. spent a day breaking up ice and driving it out into the lake. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | G. M. A. Herman | 1916-09-21 | 1 | Purchased by Rieboldt & Wolter - to be rebuild | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam tug | G. M. A. Herman | 1916-01-07 | 2 | Kewaunee. Two more additions to the Kewaunee fishing fleet. They are the Nellie and R. D., both of Baileys Harbor. Others in the fleet are the G. M. A. Hermann, Southern Cross, Elsie M., Indian and Lillie. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fishing tug | G. M. A. Herman | 1916-09-15 | 3 | Kewaunee. Was purchased from Schroeder & Land by the W. Seyk Company, was disposed of this week to Reiboldt & Walters of Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | G. M. A. Herman | 1917-07-26 | 1 | Not in commission this year |
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.