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 | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1914-12-18 | 2 | Kewaunee. Gov. dredge Kewaunee in tow of the tug Manitowoc left her Friday morning for the ship yards at Manitowoc for repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Revenue Service | Kewaunee | 1915-02-05 | 3 | Captain Anton Jessen was notified of the passage of the bill uniting the Life Saving Service with the Revenue Service under the name of the Coast Guard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1915-01-08 | 2 | Kewaunee. Work has commenced on repairs to government crafts now in winter quarters, particularly the scows for the dredge Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1914-07-10 | 1 | Dredge is working at Two Rivers where it dredges each year. If the government would extend the piers dredging would not be necessary. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1913-12-12 | 1 | The big new dredge Kewaunee arrived at her home port in tow of the tugs Manitowoc and Industry last Tuesday and was towed to the gov. docks for winter quarters. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Kewaunee | 1926-01-15 | 1 | Kewaunee to be represented at harbor meeting. Meeting is to protect against the diversion of water from the Great Lakes through the | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Shipyard | Kewaunee | 1922-10-13 | 1 | Kewaunee again comes into possession of yards for corporation's non-fulfillment. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1923-02-09 | 1 | Captain William Bollmer will retire. He has been master of both the Algoma and Kewaunee dredges. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Kewaunee | 1921-04-22 | 1 | Sold to Canadian parties and cleared this port light for Kingston. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1920-04-30 | 1 | The dredge Kewaunee and tug Industry pulled into port enroute from Kewaunee to Menominee. |
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.