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 | Scow schooner | Martha G. | 1907-06-27 | 1 | Measured by deputy custom house officer | |
| Door County Advocate | Hooker | Martha G. | 1910-07-07 | 1 | In with a load of bolts | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish boat | Martha S. | 1917-03-23 | 1 | The fish boat Martha S., which has practically been placed in ordinary during the winter, will leave early next week for Washington Island. The tug Crystal is still in ordinary here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gasoline boat | Martha S. | 1917-01-12 | 4 | Steam tug Crystal and the gasoline boats Martha S. and Elizabeth W. have been added to Algoma's already large fishing fleet. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Martin | 1893-04-20 | 3 | First boat through Sturgeon Bay was the tug Lorena, followed by the barge R. C. Reid with the Martin and Neff. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Martin | 1881-04-28 | 3 | The schooner Metropolis, ran on the reef off Foscoro. The tug Martin succeeded in releasing her on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Martin | 1880-09-02 | 3 | The schooner Martin lost her jibboom and head gear by colliding with the lower railroad bridge at Chicago on Thursday last. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Martin | 1880-10-07 | 5 | The W. J. Livingston, Jr. sank in 42 fathoms of water off the S.B. canal. Propeller Favorite took tow to canal and tug Martin to Peshtigo. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Martin | 1909-12-16 | 1 | To tow barge Wells back to Menominee | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Martin | 1900-09-29 | 1 | Hit by steamer Yuma and sank in 30 seconds |
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.