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 | Fish tug | Herman | 1915-06-04 | 2 | Fish tug left Sunday for Washington Island to engage in fishing this summer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish tug | Herman | 1916-05-26 | 2 | United States Marshal of Manitowoc was here on matters of business pertaining to the fish tug Herman, tied up at her dock here for several weeks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Herman | 1916-06-30 | 2 | Tug Herman sold at public sale to the W. Seyk Company for $100. It is understood that the Herman is to be rebuilt by the Company and sold to a port in the south end of the lake. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Herman | 1919-07-25 | 8 | Hull bought | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Herman | 1915-06-03 | 1 | In port | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Herman | 1903-03-13 | 1 | The fishing tug Brooks was taken to Kewaunee Sunday to have her boiler cleared. The boiler on the tug Herman was also cleared on the same day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Herman | 1915-04-30 | 3 | Kewaunee. Captain Tulledge, owner of the tug Pup is having it pumped out and raised for rebuilding. Tug Indian engaged in floating it and the tug Herman will tow her to the dock. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Herman | 1916-04-07 | 2 | A slump in the fishing business has caused the fishermen to discontinue business. The tug Herman was the first to lay up. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Herman | 1916-06-16 | 2 | More financial problems for the tug. The Farmers & Merchants Bank of Kewaunee say they have a chattel mortgage for $500 on the boat and gear and that it therefore is not subject to the libel. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Herman | 1893-04-20 | 3 | Has picked up a portion of the rigging of the Lumberman. |
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.