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 | India | 1892-10-06 | 3 | The schooner India, bound from the south light for Washington Island, dropped in here Tuesday to await favorable winds. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Indian | 1914-11-27 | 2 | Went searching for her nets but has so far failed to find them. When found, her captain will return to Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish tug | Indian | 1916-06-16 | 2 | Kewaunee. The fish tug picked up a number of railroad ties which were floating about 10 miles east of Kewaunee. No report as yet of any vessel being lost in the storm or losing her deck load. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Indian | 1915-10-22 | 2 | Kewaunee. The tug Indian Captain John Lain, left here this week for Green Bay, where Mr. Lain will engage in the fishing business for several weeks. The Indian fished out of Green Bay during the closed season last year. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Indian | 1915-04-30 | 3 | Kewaunee. Captain Tulledge, owner of the tug Pup is having it pumped out and raised for rebuilding. Tug Indian engaged in floating it and the tug Herman will tow her to the dock. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Indian | 1916-12-22 | 2 | Kewaunee. Easry Gauthier was drowned in the icy waters of the Kewaunee Harbor. He was engineer of the fish tug Indian and was probably attempting to board the tug to bank his fire early Monday night. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Indian | 1914-02-26 | 1 | Rebuilding info given | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Indian | 1920-10-29 | 8 | Owned by Lain Bros. | |
| Door County Advocate | Fish boat | Indian | 1918-11-08 | 7 | To fish for herring in Green bay waters | |
| Door County Advocate | Fishing tug | Indian | 1929-09-06 | 6 | Released from boxes |
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.