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 | 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 | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Glad Tidings | 1883-06-21 | 3 | Gospel ship cleared for Chicago on Monday on its first trip | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Glad Tidings | 1886-11-18 | 3 | At Two Rivers where Bundy knew there was an able bodied sinner | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Glad Tidings | 1889-07-04 | 3 | Captain Bundy is looking for an engineer who won+t swear. It is a hopeless search. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Gospel ship | Glad Tidings | 1896-04-23 | 4 | Captain bundy sold gospel ship | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Gladator | 1879-04-24 | 8 | Arrived April 22, Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gladiator | 1879-05-08 | 8 | From Clay Banks. The Josephine Lawrence and Gladiator left here with bark and ties last Monday. |
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.