Newspaper Search

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 Iron Chief 1904-10-08 1 Stern pipe broke - plunged to bottom of Lake Huron
Door County Advocate Steamer Iron Chief 1902-10-18 1 Aground in a bridge draw at Racine
Door County Advocate Barge Iron City 1904-04-23 1 Capt. Fallom sailed on it last season
Door County Advocate Sail vessel Iron City 1898-02-05 1 One of fleet moored in Chicago
Door County Advocate Barge Iron City 1889-09-14 5 Rolled out her foremast
Door County Advocate Barge Iron City 1907-10-24 1 Capt. died from falling in the hold
Door County Advocate Schooner Iron City 1898-10-08 1 Owned by Atlantic Transportation company
Door County Advocate Barge Iron City 1897-11-27 1 Laid up in Chicago for winter
Door County Advocate Schooner Iron City 1905-12-30 1 To be rebuilt
Door County Advocate Barge Iron Cliff 1901-12-28 1 Wintering at Milwaukee

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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.

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