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 | Quarry | Green Stone and Quarrying Co. | 1918-01-24 | 5 | Sold barges A. A. Carpenter and Myron Butman | |
| Door County Advocate | Quarry | Green Stone and Quarrying Co. | 1916-05-04 | 1 | To purchase tug Henry W. | |
| Door County Advocate | Quarry | Green Stone and Quarrying Co. | 1910-06-30 | 1 | Info on work | |
| Door County Advocate | Quarry | Green Stone and Quarrying Co. | 1915-03-18 | 1 | Tug Torrent condemned | |
| Door County Advocate | Quarry | Green Stone and Quarrying company | 1916-05-18 | 1 | Loaded barges Butman and Corning to get rid of stone | |
| Door County Advocate | Quarry | Green Stone and Quarrying company | 1916-09-28 | 1 | Tug Bob Teed chartered for rest of season | |
| Door County Advocate | Quarry | Green Stone Co. | 1903-10-10 | 1 | Pewaukee hauling stone to Manitowoc | |
| Door County Advocate | Quarry | Green Stone Co. | 1903-06-13 | 1 | Getting stone out for harbor at Manitowoc | |
| Door County Advocate | Quarry | Green Stone Co. | 1908-01-30 | 1 | To charter or buy tug J. W. Bennett | |
| Door County Advocate | Quarry | Green Stone Co. | 1908-03-05 | 1 | Purchased towbarge A. A. Carpenter and Myron Butman |
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.