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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Moser | 1870-07-28 | 3 | Dispatched to aid disabled Truesdell | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Moses Gage | 1879-03-06 | 8 | Wm. Bie, has sailed on the Conquest the past couple years intends to ship on the Moses Gage in a few days. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Moses Gage | 1885-05-07 | 3 | The scow Moses Gage came in port Monday, and loaded with forest produce for Henry Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Moses Gage | 1886-04-15 | 3 | Scows Moses Gage and Forest are loading ties for Sam Perry. The Gage carries 8000 ties. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Moses Gage | 1888-08-25 | 3 | Capt. J. P. Clark in command | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Moses Gage | 1877-09-06 | 3 | Capt. died on vessel | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Moses Gage | 1881-05-12 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Chicago, 7000 ties. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Moses Gage | 1880-11-18 | 3 | The schooner Moses Gage is loading with 5,000 ties, 1,500 posts and 600 telegraph poles for F. Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Moses Gage | 1882-04-20 | 3 | The Moses Gage, of Chicago, came into port Sun.. She took on a cargo of 7,400 ties for Aug. Froemming and cleared for Chicago to-day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Moses Gage | 1882-04-06 | 3 | Scow Moses Gage, of Manitowoc, cleared Friday, for Chicago, with 7,200 ties for Aug. Froemming. |
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.