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 | Steamer | Moore | 1894-06-30 | 5 | Had a hole stove into her starboard bulwarks | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Moore | 1873-07-17 | 4 | Work of repairing commenced at Ballentineis shipyard | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Moore | 1888-05-10 | 3 | Reached this place on Friday last and went into the dry dock to have her bottom calked. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Moore | 1893-11-30 | 3 | Arrived on Monday, to have foiler from Fanny Hart put in. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Moore | 1897-05-06 | 4 | Put in an appearance Friday morning. She is the first of the Buffalo line str. for the season. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Moore | 1897-06-17 | 3 | Of the Buffalo line was in port here on Tuesday. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Moore | 1897-08-19 | 3 | She is to be fitted up between decks with berths for her passengers. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Moore | 1897-09-02 | 3 | Back with excursionists who left on her two weeks ago. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Moore | 1897-10-07 | 3 | Wheelsman arrested twice. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Moore | 1891-08-20 | 3 | Struck the bridge at Sturgeon Bay. The draw couldn't be closed for half an hour. |
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.