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 | Steamer | Henry Oliver | 1904-10-29 | 1 | Repairs to cost upward of $15,000 | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Henry Oliver | 1909-12-09 | 1 | Chartered to carry coal from Buffalo to Milwaukee | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Henry Phipps | 1907-07-11 | 1 | Struck on the rocks off Pyramid point and released | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Henry Phipps | 1911-09-28 | 1 | Rammed and sunk steamer Joliet | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Henry Phipps | 1910-06-09 | 1 | Rudder found broken near shoe | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Henry Phipps | 1913-02-06 | 1 | Held responsible for collision with steamer Alpena | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Henry R. James | 1904-12-17 | 1 | Fire broke out - $30,000 damage | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Henry R. James | 1897-01-30 | 1 | Chicago winter moorings of lumber fleet | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Henry Ransom | 1906-05-25 | 1 | Passed thru | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Henry Richards | 1880-10-21 | 3 | Anchored off Plum Is. + disabled |
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.