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 | Arctic | 1898-12-22 | 4 | Returned from Jacksonport where she released the Rand. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Arctic | 1899-02-09 | 4 | Has a roll which aids in ice crushing. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Arctic | 1899-02-23 | 3 | Broke one of her wheels on Tues. while bucking the ice. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Arctic | 1899-03-23 | 3 | Assisted on releasing steamer Atlanta on the beach near Racine. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Arctic | 1899-04-27 | 5 | Presents a natty appearance. She was lately given a coat of paint. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Arctic | 1899-07-27 | 5 | Towed the Bronson, which discharged a cargo of coal here, to Sturgeon Bay last Friday. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Arctic | 5 | Rebuilt by Burger & Burger + its predecessors in the city of Manitowoc with date - 1898 | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Arctic | 8 | Went to Sturgeon Bay to help out the car ferries and help smash ice. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Arctic | 1 | One of winter fleet at Manitowoc. Gross tonnage 71. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Arctic | 5 | Ice breaking tug asisted steamer Atlantic to shipyard |
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.