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 | Pier | Kewaunee | 1910-08-05 | 1 | Men are rebuilding the south harbor pier at Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Kewaunee | 1901-09-06 | 1 | Has been sold to the Lake Carriers Association for $10,000. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Kewaunee | 1901-04-26 | 1 | The steambarge Kewaunee came in port this morning and is putting on 4,000 bushels of wheat for W. Seyk Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Kewaunee | 1901-01-25 | 1 | The steamer Kewaunee was in port last Saturday loading grain for W. Seyk & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Kewaunee | 1900-08-10 | 2 | In port and took on a cargo of grain for Seyk & Co. She is a new steamer having been built last winter in Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Kewaunee | 1882-12-28 | 3 | Information on Harbor | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Coast Guard station | Kewaunee | 1927-01-07 | 2 | Instructions received to keep Coast Guard station open this winter. | |
| 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 | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1923-04-27 | 1 | Dredge Kewaunee in tow of the steamer Manitowoc left for Two Rivers Tuesday morning. From there they will then go to Sturgeon Bay canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1917-10-19 | 8 | Kewaunee. The dredge Kewaunee, tug Industry and scows returned to Kewaunee from Two Rivers Saturday and are now engaged in dredging out the harbor basin. The work is expected to keep them busy the rest of the season. |
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.