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 | Andy Johnson | 1882-05-18 | 3 | The Andy Johnson went into commission for the season last Thursday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Revenue cutter | Andy Johnson | 1881-06-16 | 3 | The revenue cutter Andy Johnson was in Chicago last week. Secretary Windom will make a trip to Lake Superior in her. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Revenue cutter | Andy Johnson | 1889-05-23 | 3 | An officer went aboard all the vessels in the harbor and checked papers and made a general inspection. Tug Unknown also checked. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Revenue cutter | Andy Johnson | 1881-06-16 | 3 | Hon. William Windom, secretary of the treasury, rode around Chicago on the Andy Johnson. Report of his trip. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Revenue cutter | Andy Johnson | 1885-10-29 | 3 | Capt. Davis, of the revenue cutter Andy Johnson, has been commanded to take the steamer Bear around Cape Horn to Alaska. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Andy Smith | 1899-11-11 | 1 | ? between captain + bridge tender | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Angel | 1903-07-11 | 1 | 1st vessel worked on at shipyard on Washington Island | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Angeline | 1905-12-02 | 1 | May be lost near Ashland | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Angeline | 1891-06-06 | 5 | Ashore at Menominee + released | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Anglo - Saxon | 1871-06-15 | 3 | To Chicago Lumber Market |
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.