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 | 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 | 1918-08-02 | 1 | Dredge Kewaunee and the tug Industry are busy in the local harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1920-04-30 | 1 | The dredge Kewaunee and tug Industry pulled into port enroute from Kewaunee to Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1917-09-28 | 1 | Dredge Kewaunee, after making repairs, cleared for Two Rivers to dredge in that port. | |
| 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 | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1916-09-15 | 2 | Dredge arrived in Kewaunee. Kewaunee's new turning basin to become a realty at last. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Coast Guard Station | Kewaunee | 1916-08-18 | 2 | Then old life saving service became the Coast Guard service the stations were named. Now all will be numbered and Kewaunee will become No. 298, Two Rivers No 297 and Sheboygan No. 296. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1916-07-14 | 2 | Kewaunee. Dredge has completed work at Two Rivers and will work at Manistique for some time. The channel was dredged to a depth of 17' but there is unusually high water at this time. |
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.