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 | Steamer | Arctic | 1887-11-03 | 3 | Barges Sherman and Mills, broke from steamer Arctic off Oscoda and drifted ashore two and one half miles above the town. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1902-09-26 | 1 | Steamer Sheboygan strands on rocky reef off the old pier at Stony Creek. Tugs Arctic and John Leathem couldn't release but the wrecker Favorite did. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Arctic | 1909-10-15 | 1 | The steamer Georgia was disabled 7 miles off Algoma in a storm. The Arctic will tow the Georgia to this port for repairs. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1911-06-09 | 1 | Blown on the beach at the north end of the harbor basin at Manitowoc. Tug Arctic went to its rescue. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Arctic | 1883-04-26 | 3 | Propeller Depere, ashore couth of Two Rivers last fall, was released by the Arctic, assisted by two tugs from Two Rivers. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Arctic | 1898-03-19 | 1 | Appointments for Goodrich Transportation Co. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Arctic | 1898-07-23 | 1 | In for an entire rebuild | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Arctic | 1898-11-26 | 1 | Lengthened 12 and rebuilt | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Arctic | 1897-03-20 | 1 | Captain given | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Arctic | 1888-09-22 | 2 | Round trip from Sister Bay to Milwaukee in record time |
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.