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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Propeller | Hurd | 1875-10-28 | 3 | Load furniture at T. R. for Lake Superior market | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Hurd | 1888-04-26 | 3 | Captain Twitchell left yesterday for Chicago to fit out his steamer for service | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Hurd | 1896-12-10 | 3 | Sustained some damage at Menominee, towed to Chicago to unload. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Hurd | 1903-02-28 | 1 | Chartered to carry lumber from Alpena to Chicago | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Propeller | Hurd | 1884-09-11 | 3 | Was taken off the rocks and went to Milwaukee to be docked | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Hurd | 1889-02-21 | 3 | Captain Twitchell of this city has been apt. commander. Last yr. he was on the Hurd. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Hurlburt W. Smith | 1907-01-24 | 1 | Stranded on Lake Erie from storm | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Hurlburt W. Smith | 6 | On the beach at the foot of Michigan street at Buffalo, New York. | |||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Hurlbut | 1908-09-10 | 1 | Ashore west of Whitefish point | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Hurlbut | 1903-11-28 | 1 | Released from boxes - probably on last trip |
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.