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 | Shipyard | Manitowoc Ship Building Corporation | 1 | Launched tug James Fucik and two scows | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Shipyard | Manitowoc Ship Building Corporation | 1 | Contracts signed to build carferries Pere Marquette 23 and 24. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Shipyard | Manitowoc Ship Building Corporation | 1 | Launched carferry City of Saginaw 31. Information on it. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Shipyard | Manitowoc Ship Building Corporation | 1 | Began work on a steel, twin screw yacht for C. M. Clark of New York. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Shipyard | Manitowoc Ship Building Corporation | 1 | Launched yacht Northwind for C. M. Clark, New York City | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Shipyard | Manitowoc Ship Building Corporation | 1 | Launched tanker Edward G. Seubert for Standard Oil Co. of Indiana. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Shipyard | Manitowoc Ship Building Corporation | 1 | To launch new carferry City of Milwaukee for Grand Trunk Railroad Co. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Shipyard | Manitowoc Ship Building Corporation | 1 | To build new 116+ tug for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. of Chicago. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Shipyard | Manitowoc Ship building Corporation | 1 | Signed contracts for two large dump scows for the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Shipyard | Manitowoc Ship building Corporation | 1 | Launched its first Diesel Electric dipper dredge on Great Lakes. Dredge Mogul |
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.