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 | Steamer | Iowa | 1896-10-15 | 4 | Is now running along this shore. She will run through the winter. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Iowa | 1896-12-10 | 3 | Had an accident to her machinery. The Ludington to replace it. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Iowa | 1897-01-28 | 3 | Captain Stines had his chin and cheeks frozen while making run from Chicago to Milw. on Sat. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Iowa | 1897-04-01 | 3 | Captain Stines went out with the Iowa which is to run this yr. on the Grand Haven route. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Iowa | 1897-11-11 | 3 | Went aground on Mon. night 12 mi. out from Green Bay. She was soon released. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Iowa | 1898-02-24 | 3 | Could not reach Milwaukee due to storm and had to run across to Grand Haven. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Iowa | 1899-01-26 | 2 | Received a portion of her cargo from pier at Nero on Monday last. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Iowa | 1899-03-23 | 3 | Unable to enter any port north of Two Rivers Point due to ice | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Iowa | 1899-05-04 | 5 | Returned today from Green Bay, that being the first trip of the season to that place. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Iowa | 1899-11-30 | 5 | One of 5 steamers the Goodrich company will have running on this shore this winter. |
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.