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 | Steamer | George H. Engells | 1936-11-06 | 1 | Did extensive damage to railroad bridge | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | George H. Parker | 1897-11-06 | 1 | Recently burned | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | George H. Russell | 1909-10-14 | 1 | Filed libel against str. Thomas Barlum due to collision | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | George H. Russell | 1909-05-20 | 1 | Collided with Thomas Barlum - $40,000 dmaged | |
| Door County Advocate | Liner | George H. Van Vleck | 1910-03-03 | 1 | Was the Portage | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | George H. Van Vleck | 1915-01-07 | 8 | Met with accidents which caused abandonment by owners in 1914 | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | George H. VanVleck | 1912-12-05 | 1 | Bound south with lumber | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | George H. Warmington | 1881-05-05 | 3 | The schooner George H. Warmington was pulled off the beach by the wrecking tug Leviathan and been towed to Milwaukee for repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | George H. Warmington | 1881-04-14 | 3 | The tug Leviathan is to release the schooner George H. Warmington, on Summer Island, and then the schooner Nabob, on Cana Island. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | George H. Warmington | 1881-05-05 | 3 | It is estimated that the cost of repairing the schooner Georgoe H. Warmington will be at least $10,000. |
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.