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 | Schooner | John Martin | 1879-11-20 | 4 | With 50,000 bushels of wheat, ran aground in the river at Green Bay and had not yet been released on Friday evening. | |
| Door County Advocate | John McCartney Kennedy | 1927-09-16 | 12 | Loaded at Smith quarry | ||
| Door County Advocate | John McCartney Kennedy | 1926-09-17 | 1 | Collides with Mason St. Bridge | ||
| Door County Advocate | John McCartney Kennedy | 1926-06-18 | 8 | Picture unloading coal | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | John McCartney Kennedy | 1926-04-23 | 1 | Celebration aboard - 6th ship with unloading device | |
| Door County Advocate | John McCartney Kennedy | 1928-02-10 | 3 | Suit discussed in 1926 crash into Mason St. bridge | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | John McCartney Kennedy | 1927-01-07 | 2 | Sturgeon Bay. Smith lands for over 1,000,000 tons of stone. Vessels Bay State, S. B. Way, Fontana and John McCartney Kennedy will transport the stone to Lake Michigan ports and to Detroit. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | John McCartney Kennedy | 1934-06-01 | 3 | Using L & S self unloader | |
| Door County Advocate | John McCartney Kennedy | 1926-01-15 | 14 | Picture in fleet wintering in Sturgeon Bay | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | John McCartney Kennedy | 1926-10-08 | 8 | Article and picture in Sept. issue of Great Lakes News |
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.