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 Leatham | 1892-08-11 | 3 | Capt. John Leatham arrived here on Sun. with tug which is to receive a new wheel. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | John Leatham | 1894-01-11 | 3 | Here to coal up. Couldn+t find fish nets on account of haze. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | John Leatham | 1895-05-30 | 2 | Arrived Sturgeon Bay, towing; Departed, Sturgeon Bay, towing. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | John Leatham | 1892-07-28 | 3 | Will get a new wheel while here. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | John Leatham | 1893-05-11 | 3 | Cleared Sault St Marie since May 4th. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | John Leatham | 1894-05-17 | 3 | Arrived, Sturgeon Bay; Departed, Sturgeon Bay | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Leathem | 1880-04-08 | 4 | From Sturgeon Bay. Scofield & Co. have a large scow and be towed by the tug John Leathem. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Leathem | 1894-03-15 | 3 | The steambarge Mary Mills was towed to Manitowoc by the tug John Leathem to receive a new boiler. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Leathem | 1894-10-04 | 3 | The tug John Leathem of Sturgeon Bay, lay in this harbor a while Sunday waiting for a tow. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | John Leathem | 1891-07-09 | 3 | The tug John Leathem, of Sturgeon Bay, was in port this morning. She ran in to lay in wait for a tow. |
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.