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 | John Jeffrey Jr. | 1910-11-10 | 1 | Burned to waters edge and sank at a dock at Duluth | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | John Jensen | 1896-07-25 | 5 | In port from DePere | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | John Jones | 1890-04-26 | 5 | Loaded stone at Laurie s quarry | |
| Door County Advocate | Capt. | John K. Olson | 1934-12-14 | 12 | Captain of tender Sumac since 1918 retires | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | John Kelderhouse | 1905-05-20 | 1 | Had been wrecked - being rebuilt at Detroit | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | John Kelderhouse | 1882-11-23 | 3 | Passed through in tow of tug Tillson | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | John Kelderhouse | 1905-10-14 | 1 | Sprung a leak | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | John Kelderhouse | 1887-11-03 | 3 | The schooner John Kelderhouse went onto a quicksand bottom at Long Point Cut, but was released by the tug Uector. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | John Kelderhouse | 1907-05-02 | 1 | Sprung a leak and had to be beached | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | John Kilderhouse | 1901-09-14 | 1 | Brought in load of coal |
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.