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 | Leviathan | 1881-10-13 | 3 | Received $4,500 for rescuing the Jessie Linn | ||
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Leviathan | 1882-12-14 | 3 | Wrecking tug not heard from | |
| Door County Advocate | Wrecking tug | Leviathan | 1877-04-26 | 3 | To be stationed at Cheboygan | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Leviathan | 1875-11-04 | 3 | Dredging a channel to the wrecks of S. V. R. Watson and Col. Campbell | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Leviathan | 1874-08-13 | 3 | At Bailey s Harbor with wrecked City of Madison in tow | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Leviathan | 1878-03-14 | 10 | Captain Charles Kirtland, late of the wrecking tug Leviathan, will command the propeller Menominee this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Leviathan | 1879-11-20 | 4 | The schooner G. C. Trumpff, ran ashore on Summer Island, Green Bay rescued by and towed to Milwaukee by tug Leviathan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Leviathan | 1883-08-23 | 3 | The tug Leviathan got the propeller Potomac off the beach. One of three pumps broke down so she sank between the piers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Leviathan | 1879-09-04 | 4 | It is believed that the sch. Alleghany, ashore near Racine, will be set afloat again. The tug Leviathan has been at work on her some time. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Leviathan | 1879-09-25 | 4 | Capt. Kirtland, of the tug Leviathan, says that in a couple of days he will have the schooner Alleghany off the beach. |
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.