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 | Steamer | I. Watson Stephenson | 1909-12-30 | 1 | Wintering in the river at Menominee | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | I. Watson Stephenson | 1926-02-12 | 6 | Sold | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | I. Watson Stephenson | 1910-04-14 | 1 | To Wells, Mich. for first load | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | I. Watson Stephenson | 1910-03-17 | 1 | To be given a new boiler | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | I. Watson Stevenson | 1895-06-06 | 3 | The tug Evenson was sunk a little to the north of this port, and a couple of miles out. She was attempting to take the barge I. Watson Stevenson in tow. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | I.. M. Forest | 1880-04-01 | 4 | Sam Perry is loading the schooner I. M. Forest to-day with a cargo of 4,500 ties. She will undoubtedly clear to night. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ice | Ice | 1880-03-11 | 3 | Ice boom is now the weakest thing on wheels | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ice | Ice | 1878-01-31 | 3 | Info on ice business around Manitowoc | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ice | Ice companies | 1 | Law states companies must say where they got their ice. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ice | Ice Industry | 1880-01-29 | 3 | Information on ice industry |
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.