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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | John Gregory | 1884-10-30 | 3 | Left for Jacksonport Tuesday evening to release the scow Tallahassee from the beach | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | John Gregory | 1885-04-30 | 3 | Commanded by Captain Gilbraith. To tow logs from Menominee to Depere | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | tug | John Gregory | 1885-07-09 | 3 | Captain Gilbraith spent a vacation of a few days in the city this week | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | John Gregory | 1887-04-28 | 3 | Brought in owner who is making arrangements to dock sch. Anna O. Hanson | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | John Gregory | 1879-06-12 | 3 | Starved out at Chicago - gone back to the bay | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | John Gregory | 1880-01-08 | 3 | Purchased for $8,000 | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | John Gregory | 1878-07-04 | 3 | To tow a barge of excursionists for opening of canal | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | John Gregory | 1882-06-22 | 3 | Raced with tug O. B. Green - big article | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | John Gregory | 1882-03-23 | 3 | Bill sent to Jenibel for towing last fall | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Gregory | 1880-03-25 | 4 | The tug John Gregory will leave Buffalo for Sturgeon Bay as soon as there is a possibility of making the run. |
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.