Newspaper Search

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 Tug Marinette 1946-12-27 1 To be replaced by tug Two Rivers
Door County Advocate Barge Marinette 1883-03-29 3 Owned by Marinette barge Line Towing Co.
Door County Advocate Barge Marinette 1884-12-18 3 In winter quarters at Menominee
Door County Advocate Tug Marinette 1886-07-22 3 In commission - cost about $13,000
Door County Advocate Marinette 1885-12-31 3 New hull being built at Manitowoc
Door County Advocate Barge Marinette 1886-11-25 3 Lost with loss of lives - in tow of Manistique
Door County Advocate Barge Marinette 1882-11-09 3 Towed by tug J. C. Perrett from Chicago to Marinette
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Tug Marinette 1895-05-02 3 The tug Golden and the tug Marinette raced across Green Bay. The Golden was the winner.
Manitowoc Pilot Tug Marinette 5 Built by Burger & Burger and its predecessors in the city of Manitowoc with date - 1885
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Barge Marinette 1886-11-25 3 One of six vessels lost with loss of lives. Lost off Frankfort, Mich.

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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.

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