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 Steambarge Mathew Wilson 1904-10-22 1 Since rebuild can take 100,000 more ft. of lumber
Door County Advocate Steambarge Mathew Wilson 1904-11-05 1 Capsized at Muskegon and went to the bottom while loading lumber
Door County Advocate Steamer Mathew Wilson 1904-11-26 1 Loaded stone at S. B. S. Co s quarry for Petoskey
Door County Advocate Steambarge Mathew Wilson 1904-10-01 1 1st trip - 90 cord of stone to Petoskey
Door County Advocate Steamer Matoa 1905-01-28 1 Verdict returned for hitting gov. breakwater
Door County Advocate Steamer Matoa 1898-02-26 1 Appt. of officers - Minnesota Steamship Co.
Door County Advocate Steamer Matoa 1913-11-20 1 Abandoned job of releasing it
Manitowoc Pilot Steamer Matoa 1 One of winter fleet in this city
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Steambarge Mattawand 1887-09-15 3 The steambarge Mattawand and two barges went ashore at Mackinaw on the 8th.
Door County Advocate Steamer Matthew Andrews 1907-09-26 1 Stranded north of Fox point

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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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