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 | Steamer | Manitowoc | 1879-07-03 | 3 | Being converted into a barge | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Manitowoc | 1879-10-09 | 3 | Dimensions given | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Manitowoc | 1880-03-11 | 3 | Sold | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Manitowoc | 1879-10-09 | 4 | Barge Manitowoc launched at Manitowoc. Information on her. The hull was of the old steamer Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Manitowoc | 1879-10-09 | 4 | The propeller Truesdell left Manitowoc for Menominee Saturday night with the barge Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Manitowoc | 1879-09-18 | 4 | The hull of the olod steamer is now being transformed into a barge at Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1910-10-28 | 8 | The tug Manitowoc brought the barge Pewaukee here from Sturgeon Bay with a load of crushed stone and gravel for the Kewaunee south harbor pier. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1910-06-17 | 7 | The tug Manitowoc of the U. S. Engineer Department, was in port Friday and Saturday of last week taking soundings of the local harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Manitowoc | 1909-10-08 | 1 | Information on working on the Manitowoc breakwater. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Manitowoc | 1911-11-17 | 8 | The Manitowoc still flies her flag, but Captain Alexander expects orders to lay up within a few days. |
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.