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 | 1876-12-07 | 8 | Of Milwaukee, went ashore at Eagle Harbor last Friday. | |
| 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 | Schooner | Hetty Taylor | 1877-03-22 | 8 | Has been released from the beach at Hedgehog Harbor. | |
| 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. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Hiawatha | 1898-01-06 | 3 | Capacity of 40,000 bu. wheat. One of Man. fleet of wheat boat loads here and Chicago. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Hiawatha | 1 | Loaded with oats at this port | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Hiawatha | 1906-09-27 | 1 | Struck a pile and sunk in shallow water | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Hiawatha | 1907-08-22 | 1 | Ashore 10 miles north of Manitowoc | |
| Door County Advocate | Propeller | Hiawatha | 1885-04-30 | 3 | Chartered to carry wheat from G. B. to Buffalo | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Hiawatha | 1898-01-08 | 1 | One of Manitowoc s winter fleet |
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.