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 | 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 | Range light | Kewaunee | 1916-12-08 | 3 | Kewaunee. A new metal range light tower is being erected on the south pier this week, replacing a similar structure destroyed by a steamer which was turning around a year ago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Coast Guard | Kewaunee | 1916-12-22 | 2 | Kewaunee. Coast Guard Station receives orders to close station on Dec. 25th. Some vessels it helped this year are the Carolina, schooner Hall and the schooner Stafford. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Coast Guard | Kewaunee | 1915-08-13 | 2 | Revenue duties assigned to Coast Guard | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Kewaunee | 1915-07-30 | 3 | Work on harbor has been delayed. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Coast Guard Station | Kewaunee | 1915-05-28 | 3 | Warrant officer Anton Jesson and Sam Tufts of the Kewaunee station left for Milwaukee to get the life boat which has been undergoing repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Coast Guard Station | Kewaunee | 1915-03-19 | 2 | Station at Kewaunee was again opened at 12 o'clock, midnight, Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Kewaunee | 1916-02-11 | 2 | Government accepts harbor property purchased and turned over to them by city for harbor improvements. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Kewaunee | 1916-03-24 | 2 | Semi-official report says that dredge will be ordered to southern end of lake before commencing work on harbor basin. |
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.