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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Yacht | Glad Tidings | 1877-08-09 | 3 | Rev. Capt. Bundy into port Saturday Evening | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Gospel ship | Glad Tidings | 1881-09-15 | 3 | Reported to have been lost in Green Bay with all hands | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Gospel Ship | Glad Tidings | 1883-06-14 | 3 | Launched for Captain Bundy and built by Captain James Butler | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Yacht | Glad Tidings | 1883-06-21 | 3 | Cleared June 15, Chicago, light | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Glad Tidings | 1889-06-27 | 3 | Captain Bundy+s new steamer launched at Chicago last week. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Glad Tidings | 1894-08-02 | 3 | Supposed to be Glad Tiding, collided with Pathfinder in Detroit river + sunk immediately. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Gospel ship | Glad Tidings | 1899-12-07 | 5 | Captain bundy has sold his gospel ship | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Glad Tidings | 1883-05-10 | 3 | Loaded with cedar | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Glad Tidings | 1888-06-16 | 3 | Loaded with lumber | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Glad Tidings | 1886-07-29 | 3 | Loaded cedar at Bay View |
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.