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 | Tug | Jesse Spaulding | 1897-09-18 | 1 | Docked for repairs | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Jesse Spaulding | 1897-08-28 | 1 | In port with two dump scows | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Jesse Winten | 1898-01-29 | 1 | Sold for $400 | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Jesse Winter | 1879-04-24 | 8 | Arrived April 22, Milwaukee. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Jesse Winter | 1882-05-18 | 3 | Ashore at Sheboygan | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Jesse Winter | 1880-01-01 | 4 | The schooner Jesse Winter departed with a cargo of wheat for J. Conway last Friday. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Jesse Winter | 1882-05-18 | 3 | Loaded with lumber, went ashore near Sheboygan last week | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Jesse Winters | 1882-05-25 | 3 | Released near Sheboygan | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Jesse Winters | 1879-04-10 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 8 from Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Jesse Winters | 1880-07-22 | 3 | The schooner Jesse Winters sprung a leak and waterlogged. Tugs Williams and Canfield towed her to the mouth of the harbor. |
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.