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 | Schooner | Hetty Taylor | 1880-09-09 | 3 | The tug Coe attempted to raise the sunken schooner Hetty Taylor but finding her in 106 feet of water she was abandoned by the tug. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hetty Taylor | 1881-04-28 | 3 | An attempt will be made to raise the schooner Hetty Taylor, which was sunk off Sheboygan last fall. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hetty Taylor | 1880-09-02 | 3 | Schooner Hetty Taylor capsized about 5 miles off the port of Sheboygan. Tug Messenger found it in 14 fathoms of water. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hetty Taylor | 1881-06-16 | 3 | A diver examined the sunken barge Thos. A. Scott and found it almost a total wreck. The diver was to go to the sch. Hetty Taylor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Hiawatha | 1907-08-16 | 1 | The steamer Hiawatha sprung a leak and had to run the vessel ashore near Two Rivers. The tug Alhard secured to assist the life saving crew in removing the crew. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Hiawatha | 1901-12-28 | 1 | Wintering at Milwaukee | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Hiawatha | 8 | The first coaler at the Central docks arrived Thur. morning and began to discharge her cargo immediately. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Hiawatha | 1918-01-17 | 1 | Foundered | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Hiawatha | 1907-08-22 | 1 | Ashore 10 miles north of Manitowoc | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Hiawatha | 1905-06-24 | 1 | Run into by barge Manda |
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.