Newspaper Search

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 Schooner Golden Fleece 1896-06-13 5 Built by Capt. E. M. Peck
Manitowoc Pilot Schooner Golden Fleece 1889-11-07 3 Towed into this port yesterday by tug Arctic, having split her main sail and one jib.
Door County Advocate Schooner Golden Fleece 1888-10-20 3 Arrived with coal for Leathem & Smith
Manitowoc Pilot Schooner Golden Fleece 1877-12-13 3 To be rebuilt at Manitowoc this winter
Manitowoc Pilot Schooner Golden Fleece 1893-03-16 4 Attempt to be made to rescue schooner, ashore the last three years off Dunkirk
Door County Advocate Motor boat Golden Girl 1925-04-10 4 In port searching for cargo
Door County Advocate Gasoline boat Golden Girl 1911-09-21 1 In with 3,000 baskets of grapes
Door County Advocate Fishboat Golden Girl 1922-01-13 1 Fishing from canal
Door County Advocate Steamer Golden Girl 1918-10-25 10 A regular visitor
Door County Advocate Gasoline boat Golden Girl 1924-12-12 6 Sprung a leak and forced to tie up for winter

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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.

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