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 | James H. Hall | 1914-12-25 | 4 | Owner unintentionally violated one of many gov. laws and was fined $600. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James H. Hall | 1916-07-07 | 1 | She is undergoing repairs and then will take a crew of men to Washington Island where the owner of the vessel has 50 acres of clover to cut. The schooner will load 75,000 posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James H. Hall | 1915-11-26 | 1 | The schooner James H. Hall which had been in dry dock at Sturgeon Bay receiving repairs as a result of running ashore at Jacksonport arrived in port last Sunday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | James H. Hoyt | 1904-07-09 | 1 | Collided in St. Clair Flats with Str. Sahara | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | James H. Hoyt | 1912-05-16 | 1 | In dry dock - was grounded wouth of Garden Island | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | James H. Hoyt | 1908-05-14 | 1 | Went ashore | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | James H. Hoyt | 1904-06-11 | 1 | Struck pier | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | James H. Hoyt | 1912-10-10 | 1 | In G. B. With coal | |
| Door County Advocate | Freighter | James H. Hoyt | 1911-09-21 | 1 | Collided - barge C. H. Little sank | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | James H. Hoyt | 1909-05-20 | 1 | Men killed and injured by the explosion of a flue |
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.