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 | Gasoline boat | Jennie L. | 1913-07-03 | 1 | Being repaired | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Jennie Lind | 1883-05-31 | 3 | Ashore near Chicago | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Jennie Lind | 1872-09-12 | 2 | Arrived Sept. 7, Beaver Island. Cleared Sept. 7 Chicago, 3,500 posts, 700 R. R. ties | |
| Door County Advocate | Jennie Mullen | 1887-04-30 | 2 | Loading for Reynolds at Jacksonport | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Jennie Mullen | 1882-11-23 | 3 | To receive repairs at Hanson & Scove | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Jennie Mullen | 1887-03-17 | 3 | Made the trip from Chicago to Grand Haven and return last week | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Jennie Mullen | 1882-05-04 | 3 | Scow Jennie Mullen, of Chicago, came in Monday, she cleared for Chicago yesterday with 6,000 ties for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Jennie Mullen | 1875-10-28 | 3 | Article about being taken off | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Jennie Mullen | 1875-10-21 | 3 | Repaired but sprung a leak in another gale | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Jennie Mullen | 1896-06-06 | 5 | Floated - filled with water entering Two Rivers |
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.