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 | Tug | Manitowoc | 1915-04-16 | 4 | The government tug Manitowoc, Capt. Alexander with a crew of surveyors and engineer aboard, was in port several days this week taking soundings of the harbor and basin. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1915-01-01 | 2 | Kewaunee. The government tug Manitowoc, Captain Alexander, went into winter quarters here last Friday. The boat will not bring the dredge Kewaunee here from Manitowoc as the latter will remain in Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Manitowoc | 1916-07-21 | 2 | Scow No. 7 has been provided with a cabin 18' x 68', with sleeping quarters and living rooms for a crew of 24 men. It was brought in by the Steamer Manitowoc and will be used to house a crew of men surveying the Fox River. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1916-10-20 | 2 | Kewaunee. The dredge Kewaunee departed from here for Milwaukee where it will be engaged for the next three or four weeks. The dredge and scows left in tow of the tug Industry and the tug Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Manitowoc | 1917-11-23 | 1 | Orders given to prepare to sail for the Atlantic seaboard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Manitowoc | 1924-03-28 | 1 | The Manitowoc steamed into the harbor to make harbor and river soundings to determine whether or not dredging will be done here. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Manitowoc | 1923-04-27 | 1 | Dredge Kewaunee in tow of the steamer Manitowoc left for Two Rivers Tuesday morning. From there they will then go to Sturgeon Bay canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1914-11-13 | 3 | Tug Manitowoc with the barge Rip Rap arrived from Sturgeon Bay and will soon go into winter quarters. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1914-12-18 | 2 | Kewaunee. Gov. dredge Kewaunee in tow of the tug Manitowoc left her Friday morning for the ship yards at Manitowoc for repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1914-12-11 | 2 | Kewaunee. The tug Manitowoc will tow dredge Kewaunee to Manitowoc where the dredge will undergo repairs. |
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.