Newspaper Search

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
Manitowoc Pilot Lilly Armiot 1890-11-13 3 Captain Edward Brown knocked overboard at Menominee and drowned
Door County Advocate Fishing tug Lilly Chambers 1904-12-03 1 Ashore at St. James, Beaver Island
Door County Advocate Schooner Lilly E. 1913-12-25 1 Moored for winter
Door County Advocate Schooner Lilly E. 1896-05-23 5 Formerly schooner Louisa McDonald, package from it found on beach
Door County Advocate Schooner Lilly E. 1908-04-23 1 Left Racine
Door County Advocate Lilly E. 1900-05-05 1 Through canal
Manitowoc Pilot Lilly E. 1890-10-14 3 Sought shelter in the harbor on Saturday
Door County Advocate Schooner Lilly E. 1897-04-03 1 Being fitted out
Door County Advocate Schooner Lilly E. 1915-06-03 1 Purchased to be converted into a club house
Door County Advocate Schooner Lilly E. 1909-04-29 1 One half interest sold

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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.

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