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 | Harbor | Manitowoc | 5 | Information on harbor as written in the Milwaukee Journal. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Harbor | Manitowoc | 1 | Letter to the editor by Mr. Davidson on the harbor of refuge. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Harbor | Manitowoc | 1 | Rivers and Harbors committee coming to look at harbor. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Harbor | Manitowoc | 1 | Information on program for Congressmen+s visit. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Harbor | Manitowoc | 1 | Information on movement of vessels in harbor for past three years and harbor itself. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Harbor | Manitowoc | 1 | Annual report of shipping in and out of Manitowoc. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Harbor | Manitowoc | 1 | Port made a record year. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Grain | Manitowoc | 1 | 3,500,000 bushels loaded into 29 ships. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Harbor | Manitowoc | 1 | Proposition came up in c9uncil for 600 ft. turning basin and other improvements. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Harbor | Manitowoc | 1 | Committee chosen to consider harbor improvements. |
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.