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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | M. Johnson | 1886-10-07 | 3 | The schooners Emma Nilson, Challenge and M. Johnson were delayed in this port on Saturday owing to contrary winds. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | M. Johnson | 1893-07-27 | 3 | In to await favorable winds for sailing south. She was bound for Kewaunee with a cargo of lumber, and cleared Wednesday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Pier | M. Kilgore @ Baileys Harbor | 1868-08-13 | 4 | Addition built | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | M. Knapp | 1896-04-23 | 3 | Will be engineered the coming season by John Meyer, of this city. | |
| Door County Advocate | M. L. Breck | 1901-01-05 | 1 | Lost during past season | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | M. L. Colline | 1881-05-05 | 3 | Loaded at Rowley s Bay | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | M. L. Collins | 1874-05-14 | 3 | Cleared Ahnapee May 10 for Chicago with 4972 ties for F. Paarman. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | M. L. Collins | 1874-05-14 | 3 | Collided with scow Venture on the anchorage grounds off this port last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | M. L. Collins | 1882-05-18 | 3 | The tug John Gregory went to Bark River to assist in the release of the schooner M. L. Collins, ashore at the point. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | M. L. Collins | 1883-05-10 | 3 | Chartered for ties |
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.