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 | Scow | Little John | 1881-10-27 | 3 | Wrecked | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Little Johnnie | 1881-04-14 | 3 | The scow, under temporary command of Billy Trudell, arrived from Two rivers last night with a consignment of freight for our merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Little Johnny | 1881-06-30 | 3 | The scow Little Johnny brought a cargo of lumber from Jacksonport this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Little Johnny | 1881-08-25 | 3 | Capt. Billy Dingman has purchased the scow Little Johnny. He has closed his barber shop. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Little Johnny | 1880-07-01 | 3 | The scows Little Johnny, Lady Mac, Whiskey Pete, and the sloop Willie are in port where the crews will spend the fourth. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Little Johnny | 1880-07-22 | 3 | The scow Little Johnny arrived with a load of lumber on Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Little Johnny | 1881-05-19 | 3 | The scow Little Johnny was damaged by a squall off this port. The tug Two Davids towed her into this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Little Johnny | 1881-05-26 | 3 | The tug Two Davids with brick laden scow, left for S. B. The scow Little Johnny was also towed as far as Clay Banks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Little Johnny | 1880-07-29 | 3 | David Bacon has bought the scow Little Johnny of A. C. Eveland | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Little Johnny | 1880-07-15 | 3 | The scows Lady Mac and Little Johnny each brought a load of lumber to this port from Jacksonport last Monday. |
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.