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 | |
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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. |