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 | Steamer | Hemlock | 5 | Arrived with cargo of soft coal | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Hemlock | 1915-09-30 | 1 | Hole stove in bow | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Hendrick S. Holden | 1899-12-07 | 5 | Loaded 350,000 bushels of oats at Milwaukee, a new record | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Hendrick S. Holden | 1905-11-04 | 1 | Mooring line damaged Elizabeth G. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Hendrick S. Holden | 7 | Monster freight-steamer in the river at the Goodrich dock. Nearly 500 ft. long. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Hendrick S. Holden | 1899-12-09 | 1 | Record grain cargo | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Hennapin | 1909-05-13 | 1 | Ran aground at head of the bay | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Henneid | 1 | Norwegian vessel in port from Sweden with pulpwood for Strange Paper Company of Neenah. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam barge | Hennepen | 1908-07-10 | 1 | Into port with a load of crushed stone to be used in the concrete superstructure work on the harbor here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Hennepin | 1911-06-30 | 8 | Brought in another cargo of sand and gravel for the harbor piers at Kewaunee. |
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.