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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | James Hall | 1916-04-20 | 1 | Buckets broken on both wheels | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | James Hall | 1885-12-17 | 3 | Reached this port last night, being the last of the Manitowoc fleet to arrive | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | James Hall | 1886-07-15 | 3 | Arrived Manistee, salt and shingles. Cleared, Manistee, flour, hay, etc. last wk. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | James Hall | 1889-04-04 | 3 | Returned to this place on Mon. on her initial trip of the season | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | James Hall | 1892-10-06 | 3 | Sought shelter here | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | James Hall | 1893-08-10 | 3 | Discharged a cargo of hemlock here this week for the local tanneries. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | James Hall | 1894-03-29 | 3 | Left for Manistee, the first sail vessel of Manitowoc fleet to set out this spring. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | James Hall | 1899-04-20 | 8 | The first of the Manitowoc fleet to leave this spring. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | James Hall | 1 | Merchandise, cleared Friday for Manistee. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | James Hall | 1901-04-20 | 1 | 1st sch. to sail from Manitowoc this season |
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.