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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Revenue cutter | Moral | 1916-09-01 | 2 | This is the same vessel in which Dan Seevey roamed the lakes and in which he attempted to make his escape to Canada when the revenue cutter Moral wanted him for "piracy". | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Moran | 1899-04-01 | 1 | Capt. of Naomi released for leaving the Moran to her fate in the ice | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Moran | 1898-12-08 | 4 | One of the Crosby line, completed her repairs at the dock of Burger & Burger on Sat. last. | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Moravia | 1901-12-28 | 1 | Wintering at Milwaukee | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Moravia | 1908-05-14 | 1 | Struck bottom - sank at pier | |
| Door County Advocate | Moravia | 1915-10-28 | 4 | Settlement for sinking Pine Lake | ||
| Door County Advocate | Moravia | 1897-01-30 | 1 | Chicago winter moorings of lumber fleet | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Moravia | 1884-07-31 | 3 | Kewaunee. Took an excursion party up the river Sunday. Mouth of river too shallow to get out into the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Moravia | 1885-05-07 | 3 | Tug makes regular trips to the river as far as the Foot Bridge for the purpose of hauling stone for the harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Moravia | 1881-08-18 | 3 | From Kewaunee. The tug run into the Bohne bridge, in West Kewaunee, on Tuesday, and knocked the structure into the river. |
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.