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 | Schooner | Arctic | 1889-12-07 | 5 | Nearly went ashore in Sister Bay | |
| Door County Advocate | Ice breaker | Arctic | 1883-02-15 | 3 | Sent to assist propeller Michigan | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Arctic | 1888-05-26 | 4 | Passed down | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1916-08-04 | 2 | Kewaunee paper from the Two Rivers Chronicle. The schooner Kewaunee, when loaded, her top sides which had been exposed to the sun began leaking. The life saving crew assisted in manning the pumps and tug Arctic towed it to Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1916-12-08 | 1 | The Goodrich steamer Carolina on reef near Stoney Creek. She was originally named the Hartford and then the Hackley. Tug Arctic, W. H. Meyer, steamer Saugautuck and barge J. S. Crouse were involved with her when wrecked. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1916-12-22 | 4 | The steamer Carolina was released yesterday afternoon by the combined efforts of tugs Favorite and Arctic assisted by the steambarge J. S. Crouse. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1917-06-15 | 6 | Manitowoc County. The tug Arctic and the Two Rivers lifesaving crew rescued the schooner J. V. Taylor off this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Arctic | 1883-04-26 | 3 | Propeller Depere, ashore couth of Two Rivers last fall, was released by the Arctic, assisted by two tugs from Two Rivers. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1889-06-20 | 3 | Dredge No. 1 arrived from Two Rivers in tow of the tug Arctic and has been deepening the channel between the harbor piers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1888-09-27 | 3 | Dredge No. 1 arrived from Kewaunee in tow of the tug Arctic. Discussion of what is being done. |
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.