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
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner J. P. DeCondres 1877-08-30 8 Ran ashore at Kewaunee on Monday while coming to the pier. She was released without damage.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner J. P. DeCondres 1878-06-20 8 Cleared from Kewaunee with cargo last week.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner J. P. DeCondres 1877-09-06 8 Has taken out cargo from Kewaunee.
Manitowoc Pilot Schooner J. P. DeCoudres 1882-06-08 3 Went to pieces near Milwaukee in Saturday+s storm
Door County Advocate Steambarge J. P. Donaldson 1887-10-08 3 Bound north
Door County Advocate Steambarge J. P. Donaldson 1897-10-02 1 Bound down
Door County Advocate Steamer J. P. Ketcham 1908-01-09 1 Name changed to Lucy Neff
Manitowoc Pilot Schooner J. P. March 1878-11-07 3 Ashore with coal, a number of crew were lost
Door County Advocate Steamer J. P. Morgan 1906-06-15 1 Broke all ore carrying records on maiden trip
Door County Advocate Motor schooner J. P. Stevens 1927-05-27 7 Destroyed by fire on Lake Huron

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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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