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 | Revenue Cutter | Andy Johnson | 1871-07-20 | 3 | Visited this port last Friday and remained over night. On her way north | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Revenue Cutter | Andy Johnson | 1874-10-22 | 4 | Was in port yesterday | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Revenue cutter | Andy Johnson | 1878-05-30 | 3 | Was in our harbor, tuesday | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Revenue cutter | Andy Johnson | 1879-12-25 | 3 | Jasper Hanson needed to remove paddle box to get her out of Menominee | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Andy Johnson | 1880-01-22 | 3 | Jasper Hansen has rented the dry dock to rebuild Andy Johnson | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Andy Johnson | 1880-03-11 | 3 | Being drawn out with considerable difficulty | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Andy Johnson | 1880-03-25 | 3 | Time for completion of repairs extended one month | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Andy Johnson | 1880-06-03 | 3 | New frames put in | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Andy Johnson | 1880-09-16 | 3 | Launched Sat. Stern was aground but tug drew it off | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Andy Johnson | 1880-12-09 | 3 | Accepted by the government last week |
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.