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 | Schooner | Hustler | 1902-10-18 | 1 | In with load of rough lumber | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Hustler | 1906-08-23 | 1 | Capt. Oscar Jacobson is master | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hustler | 1901-10-25 | 1 | The schooner Hustler of Milwaukee was in port on Thursday with a load of apples. They sold for $3.50 per barrel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hustler | 1912-09-06 | 1 | In with a cargo of peaches, plums and apples from Ludington, Michigan. It lost all its canvas in the severe blow and would have been in trouble if it wasn't for the gasoline power aboard. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Hustler | 1911-09-28 | 1 | In with cargo of poultry | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Hustler | 1912-07-25 | 1 | In dock for repairs | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Hustler | 1904-12-17 | 1 | Wrecked at Sister Bay | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Hustler | 1905-07-22 | 1 | Sold for $300 | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Hustler | 1903-02-07 | 1 | Sold to Capt. Mads Svendson for $300 | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Hustler | 1906-08-23 | 1 | Anchored above the bridge |
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.