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 | Schooner | H. C. Richards | 1881-06-30 | 3 | Tonnage 700, built at Manitowoc in 1873 by H. burger | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | H. C. Richards | 1883-02-08 | 3 | Owned wholly or in part in Manitowoc - 699 tons | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | H. C. Richards | 1883-12-06 | 3 | Towed by tug Gregory to Chicago to discharge coal and undergo repairs | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | H. C. Richards | 1885-10-01 | 3 | Lying in ordinary at Milw. Vessel property is not paying big dividends those days | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | H. C. Richards | 1887-02-17 | 3 | Sold for $6,000 | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | H. C. Richards | 1887-10-13 | 3 | Has been chartered to bring another cargo of coal to this place. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | H. C. Richards | 1887-12-01 | 3 | Reached here Saturday and has been stripped and laid up | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | H. C. Richards | 1888-03-01 | 3 | Richard Bros. sold schooner to Cleveland parties for $20,000 | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | H. C. Richards | 1895-11-16 | 5 | Foundered - crew saved | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | H. C. Richards | 1895-10-26 | 5 | To Escanaba for ore - towing Tuttle when it str. |
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.