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 | Steamboat Line | Hill | 1921-02-04 | 1 | Head of company says past business does not warrant return | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Freight company | Hill and Goodrich | 1922-12-22 | 12 | Hill and Goodrich Lines may ply along west shore in spring. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Freight company | Hill Line | 1923-06-08 | 1 | Hill line is to make this city a port of entry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Freight company | Hill steamboat Line | 1922-04-14 | 1 | The Hill company is investigating establishing a daily line of boats from Chicago north. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Hillman | 1866-03-09 | 1 | Collided on the Ohio near Madison with the Nannie Byers which sunk | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Light | Hills Point | 1910-07-22 | 7 | Gas buoy No. 1, Sturgeon Bay, reported extinguished July 16, will be relighted as soon as practicable. | |
| Door County Advocate | Light | Hills Point | 1923-12-07 | 5 | Acetylene light established there | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steambarge | Hillton | 1883-03-29 | 3 | Fireman mysteriously disappeared | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steambarge | Hilton | 1881-05-05 | 3 | Towed into Maukegon harbor and lies on bottom of river | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steambarge | Hilton | 1883-03-22 | 3 | Narrowly ewscaped sinking at pier at Kewaunee. Ice cut her planking |
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.