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 | Mary Mills | 1901-01-26 | 1 | Still lies where sunk - doubtful any part of her machinery worth removing | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Mary Mills | 1902-06-07 | 1 | Stern dynamited to secure wheel and shaft | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Mary Mills | 1897-04-22 | 3 | The Mary Mills cleared for the south last Thursday night. She was loaded with posts purchased from S. Perry. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Mary Mills | 1898-07-29 | 3 | The barge Mary Mills was in port Sunday and took on a load of cedar posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1894-11-15 | 3 | Arrived with a cargo of lumber and lath, for Paul Gablowsky & Co. She goes to Menominee after a cargo of lumber for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1895-09-12 | 3 | The steambarge Mary Mills was in port a short time last Sunday. She was bound up the lake, and stopped in here to wood up. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1893-09-21 | 3 | Her deck load of shingles was piled 14 courses high above the rail. The smoke stack was but a foot above the load. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1893-09-07 | 3 | Into this harbor last week disabled with a broken shaft. The cargo of merchandise was transferred to the schooner Lady Ellen. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1893-08-24 | 3 | Bound for Menominee with a part cargo of merchandise, and will take on a cargo of lumber at that place for the south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1893-05-25 | 3 | Capt. Jas. Tufts was working on his vessel when a staging gave way, precipitating him into the water. A witness helped him to shore. |
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.