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 | Dock | Henry Gericke | 1880-07-29 | 3 | A dredge is working to excavate a channel to his dock above the bridge. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Henry Gust | 1916-04-07 | 1 | The tug arrived from Washington Island with about two and one-half tons of fish for shipment south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Henry Gust | 1915-03-26 | 4 | Tug Search bought here 9,000 pounds of fish from Washington Island. Earlier the tug Henry Gust brought in 9,000 pounds. In all 25,000 pounds were shipped from here last week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish boat | Henry Gust | 1915-03-05 | 1 | The fish boats Henry Gust and the Richter boat pulled out their nets last week and on Friday left for their home port, Detroit Harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Henry Gust | 1915-01-01 | 1 | Fishing out of this port at present isn't anything to speak of. Wednesday the tug Henry Gust lifted 180 pounds, the tug Crystal caught one lone fish and Bill Shirkey with his gasoline boat got four lawyers and one blister. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish tug | Henry Gust | 1914-02-13 | 1 | The fish tug Henry Gust went to Kewaunee Saturday for the purpose of having her boilers cleaned. The tug Search furnished the steam for the work. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish tug | Henry Gust | 1914-01-30 | 8 | Drift ice was blown to this side of the lake. The fish tug Henry Gust finally forced a channel and the seven gasoline fishboats following in a string proved an usual sight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish tug | Henry Gust | 1913-01-31 | 5 | The fish tug Henry Gust arrived in port Tuesday with a ton of trout. They coaled up Wednesday morning and left for their station at the canal. | |
| Door County Advocate | Fish tug | Henry Gust | 1918-09-27 | 6 | In for searching up | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Henry Gust | 1917-11-01 | 4 | Crankshaft broke |
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.