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 | |
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Manitowoc Pilot | Harbor | Manitowoc | 5 | Comparing January tonnage arrival and clearance with last year. | ||
Manitowoc Pilot | Harbor | Manitowoc | 1 | Tonnage record for July below record for same month last year. | ||
Manitowoc Pilot | Harbor | Manitowoc | 1 | Comparing tonnage of vessels the last two years in the Eastern revenue district. | ||
Manitowoc Pilot | Harbor | Manitowoc | 5 | 159 vessels carrying 130,000 tons entered and cleared during March | ||
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Manitowoc | 1876-09-21 | 8 | Appropriations cut down as follows. Ahnapee $3,200. | |
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Manitowoc | 1875-02-25 | 8 | Provisions for harbors. $10,000. | |
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Manitowoc | 1873-09-18 | 3 | The steamer Manitowoc came in six hours laid on her regular trip last Saturday. | |
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Manitowoc | 1873-09-04 | 3 | Departed Ahnapee Aug. 30 for Chicago. | |
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Harbor | Manitowoc | 1874-05-07 | 2 | Amounts agreed upon by the House Committee on Commerce. $10,000. | |
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Shipyard | Manitowoc | 1874-03-12 | 2 | Vance & Hibbard, of Milwaukee, are having a large schooner built for the Buffalo grain trade. |