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 | Iowa | 1896-02-06 | 3 | New Goodrich boat now being built here. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Iowa | 1896-05-07 | 3 | New steamer is to be launched by Burger & Burger | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Iowa | 1896-06-04 | 4 | Is expected to be ready for service by the 15th. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Iowa | 1896-07-23 | 3 | Cruised about the bay throughout Sunday. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Iowa | 1896-10-15 | 3 | Loaded 40 car loads of pease from the Goodrich warehouse. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Iowa | 1896-10-22 | 3 | Manitowoc will have good service this winte over the Goodrich Line. One of 3 str. will run here. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Iowa | 1897-01-07 | 3 | Completed improvements and went into commission. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Iowa | 1897-03-25 | 1 | Will be laid up for a couple of days for a little fixing up. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Iowa | 1897-10-14 | 3 | Came in for freight, there being more at the warehouse than the regular boats can handle. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Iowa | 1897-12-23 | 3 | Collided with steamer Petoskey early Sat. morning off Kenosha. Neither boat received serious injury. |
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.