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 | Tug | John Gregory | 1881-07-28 | 3 | The tug arrived in the port of Racine and reported having lost three scows outside, during a severe storm. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Gregory | 1881-08-25 | 3 | The tug John Gregory arrived in port last Mon. with two light scows intended for transporting brick from this place to Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Gregory | 1881-05-05 | 3 | The tug John Gregory brought a large stone scow to this port last Sunday, and returned to Sturgeon Bay again. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | John Gregory | 1882-05-11 | 3 | Tug provided with a 12 inch Worthington steam pump and 2,000 feet of 9 inch hawser, preparing her for wrecking purposes. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Gregory | 1882-05-18 | 3 | The tug John Gregory went to Bark River to assist in the release of the schooner M. L. Collins, ashore at the point. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Gregory | 1882-07-06 | 3 | When the tug was off Sheboygan last Monday night, the top of her steam chest blew off. The boat was not damaged. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | John Gregory | 1885-08-20 | 3 | Caught in squaw | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | John Gregory | 1883-05-03 | 3 | Purchased | |
| Door County Advocate | Wrecking tug | John Gregory | 1884-02-07 | 3 | In winter quarters at Manitowoc | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | John Gregory | 1887-05-07 | 3 | Purchased - to tow on Lake Erie |
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.