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 | Tug | Gagnon | 1878-08-29 | 8 | To tow the steam pile driver belonging to Hanson & Scove to Sturgeon Bay to be used with the harbor work. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Gagnon | 1875-11-18 | 3 | Had wheel broken last week | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Gagnon | 1879-09-11 | 3 | Of Two Rivers does the towing for this harbor as well as at home | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Gagnon | 1880-05-13 | 3 | Rescued schooner Flying Cloud, ashore between here and Two Rivers | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Gagnon | 1881-04-28 | 3 | Was in the harbor last week with a cargo of fresh fish | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Gagnon | 1882-03-23 | 3 | Working on steambarge Grace Patterson | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Gagnon | 1879-05-01 | 8 | Arrived April 28, Two Rivers. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Gagnon | 1875-10-21 | 3 | Left for Beaver Island to establish a life boat station | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Gagnon | 1878-05-23 | 3 | Towed in tug Clematis which burst her cylinder and poston rod | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Gagnon | 1880-01-01 | 3 | Broke ice to make a channel for the Andy Johnson |
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.