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 | Steamer | Ludington | 1890-04-24 | 3 | Contrast to release her and bring her to Manitowoc is $4,000 | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Ludington | 1890-09-18 | 3 | Broke her wheel while off Kewaunee. Into drydock | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Ludington | 1891-02-12 | 3 | Captain Stines tried a porous plaster to get rid of a cold. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Lighthouse | Ludington | 1891-10-01 | 3 | North pier head light is white instead of red. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Ludington | 1893-05-11 | 3 | Walter hubbard of this city has been appointed clerk on the steamer. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Ludington | 1893-11-30 | 3 | Among the arrivals here during the week | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Ludington | 1893-12-28 | 3 | Lay in port here on Christmas. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ludington | 1894-04-19 | 3 | Which went north last Sunday was -chock-a-block+ full of freight. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Ludington | 1894-06-28 | 3 | Had on board 150 Italians on their way north to the mines. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Ludington | 1895-02-07 | 4 | Set out to look for hull of Chicora. Captain Stines is brother of the captain of the Chicora. |
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.