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 | Andy Johnson | 1880-01-01 | 3 | Tug Gagnon broke ice channel for it | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Andy Johnson | 1880-02-19 | 3 | To be hauled out at Hanson & Scove+s yard. Will not be put in the dry dock | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Andy Johnson | 1880-03-18 | 3 | Chains crack trying to get her out | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Andy Johnson | 1880-04-01 | 3 | Jasper Hanson has finally got it on terra firma. It was a difficult job | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Andy Johnson | 1880-09-02 | 3 | Was not launched on Saturday last as announced | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Andy Johnson | 1880-11-11 | 3 | Info on her trial trip | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Andy Johnson | 1881-03-10 | 3 | Lying above Main street bridge | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Revenue cutter | Andy Johnson | 1881-09-15 | 3 | To Detroit to transport homeless people from burned districts of Mich. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Andy Johnson | 1881-11-24 | 3 | Left for Milwaukee on Sunday morning. She will probably go into winter quarters there. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Andy Johnson | 1882-05-18 | 3 | In port. Short of officers |
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.