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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Kewaunee | 1909-05-20 | 1 | Collided with steamer Pere marquette 18 | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Kewaunee | 1916-08-03 | 1 | Run into Manitowoc - leaking badly | |
| Door County Advocate | Dredge | Kewaunee | 1922-04-14 | 8 | Came out of winter quarters | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Kewaunee | 1921-04-29 | 4 | Sold to Canadian parties | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Kewaunee | 1883-12-13 | 3 | Work on harbors at Sturgeon Bay and Kewaunee reported by Captain F. A. Hinman, of the corps of engineers, U. S. A. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | Kewaunee | 1884-08-21 | 3 | Kewaunee. The contract for the extension of the harbor piers at this place will be awarded at Milwaukee on Saturday, Aug. 23. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Pier | Kewaunee | 1886-10-07 | 3 | The contract for extending the harbor piers at Kewaunee has been awarded to Scharz & Berner, of Green Bay, for $7,265.25. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Piers | Kewaunee | 1887-06-23 | 3 | The timber for the harbor piers at Kewaunee is being furnished by Leathem & Smith, of Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Kewaunee | 1912-03-29 | 1 | Kewaunee proposes to escape from building a revetment for the protection of a shore line, when the turning basin is dredged. Kewaunee had $60,000 in harbor bill for the turning basin. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Lighthouse | Kewaunee | 1912-06-07 | 1 | Government is about completing the new lighthouse and fog s4tatyion on the south harbor pier at Kewaunee. |
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.