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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Gregory | 1884-09-18 | 3 | John Stubbs has been appointed to the command of he tug Gregory, which tows lumber scows between Sturgeon Bay and Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Gregory | 1883-05-17 | 3 | The schooner Gregory lay at anchor off this port for a few hours Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Gregory | 1898-09-09 | 3 | Deckload caught fire from a spark from the smokestack which came up through the cabin. Extinguished before much damage occurred. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Gregory | 1884-05-01 | 3 | To engage in wrecking | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Gregory | 1883-05-10 | 3 | The schooner Gilbert Knapp ran on the rocks at Jacksonport. The tug Gregory pulled her off. The schooner sustained but little damage. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Gregory | 1883-09-13 | 3 | The tug Gregory brought a scow from Sturgeon Bay, Sunday, to be loaded with brick by Henry Bruemmer for A. W. Lawrence & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gregory | 1898-09-09 | 3 | Among the vessel which sought shelter were the Gregory, Bock, Emily and Eliza, Germany and Industry. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Brig | Grehound | 1859-09-30 | 2 | Loss of, copied from Sheboygan Advocate | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Greiling | 1928-08-17 | 12 | Rebuilding | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Greiling | 1937-05-14 | 8 | In to fuel up |
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.