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 | 1914-10-02 | 1 | Was in port with engineers aboard making surveys of the harbor and shore line. | |
| 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 | 1914-12-04 | 3 | Kewaunee. Dredge Kewaunee arrived here from Sturgeon Bay in tow of the tug Manitowoc. The scows were brought down by the tug Industry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1914-05-01 | 1 | Cleared for Milwaukee Sunday morning having completed taking the soundings at this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Manitowoc | 1913-05-30 | 5 | The government tug Manitowoc inspected the governmnet piers at this port Wednesday. Engineer Tompkins of the U. S. Engineering department with headquarters at Milwaukee was aboard. | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Manitowoc | 1896-05-16 | 5 | Being towed by S. C. Hall to Menominee | |
| Door County Advocate | Lighthouse | Manitowoc | 1877-06-07 | 3 | Been moved - work completed | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Manitowoc | 1879-10-09 | 3 | New barge launched | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Manitowoc | 1879-09-18 | 3 | Info on conversion to a barge | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Manitowoc | 1919-05-30 | 12 | Left towing derrick and scows |
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.