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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Arctic | 1888-04-14 | 3 | Officers listed | ||
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Arctic | 1887-10-01 | 3 | Fined$1500 for failing to carry a yawl on board | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1916-12-08 | 1 | The Goodrich steamer Carolina on reef near Stoney Creek. She was originally named the Hartford and then the Hackley. Tug Arctic, W. H. Meyer, steamer Saugautuck and barge J. S. Crouse were involved with her when wrecked. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1889-06-20 | 3 | Dredge No. 1 arrived from Two Rivers in tow of the tug Arctic and has been deepening the channel between the harbor piers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1888-09-27 | 3 | Dredge No. 1 arrived from Kewaunee in tow of the tug Arctic. Discussion of what is being done. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1916-12-29 | 1 | The tugs Arctic and the Favorite towed the steamer Carolina into Manitowoc harbor. Pumps being kept on her and operated by the Crouse during the trip and at the dock. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1917-06-15 | 6 | Manitowoc County. The tug Arctic and the Two Rivers lifesaving crew rescued the schooner J. V. Taylor off this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1900-02-23 | 1 | Tug Arctic failed to reach the Ann Arbor steamers. It cost the Ann Arbor people $200 a day to use the Arctic. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1895-04-25 | 3 | Mistakenly displayed a distress signal instead of the signal for a tug. Tug Arctic went and towed her into Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1902-09-26 | 1 | The Goodrich tug Artic lay in port here several days this week while attending the wrecked steamer Sheboygan. |
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.