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 | Life Saving Station | Kewaunee | 1914-12-25 | 3 | Kewaunee. Captain Anton Jesson received orders to close the station here at midnight December 25th. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1914-12-11 | 2 | Kewaunee. The tug Manitowoc will tow dredge Kewaunee to Manitowoc where the dredge will undergo repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1915-01-01 | 2 | Kewaunee. The government tug Manitowoc, Captain Alexander, went into winter quarters here last Friday. The boat will not bring the dredge Kewaunee here from Manitowoc as the latter will remain in Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Life saving 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 | 1915-01-29 | 3 | Kewaunee. Work at the gov. shipyards will be unusual dull this winter largely due to the Kewaunee wintering at Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1916-10-20 | 2 | Kewaunee. The dredge Kewaunee departed from here for Milwaukee where it will be engaged for the next three or four weeks. The dredge and scows left in tow of the tug Industry and the tug Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Kewaunee | 1916-08-04 | 2 | Kewaunee paper from the Two Rivers Chronicle. The schooner Kewaunee, when loaded, her top sides which had been exposed to the sun began leaking. The life saving crew assisted in manning the pumps and tug Arctic towed it to Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1916-09-15 | 2 | Dredge arrived in Kewaunee. Kewaunee's new turning basin to become a realty at last. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1916-04-21 | 2 | Dredge Kewaunee finished her work at Kewaunee. The dredge and tug Industry left for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1916-07-28 | 5 | Dredge is at work at Manistique, Michigan. |
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.