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 | Nina | 1894-09-06 | 2 | Information about chance of being upset and captain having talked to steamer Menantic. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Nina | 1895-04-25 | 2 | Information of what Captain Frietsch is doing in Europe and plans for boat. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Sloop | Nina | 1895-11-28 | 4 | Report of it being wrecked on the Clyde is incorrect. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Nina | 1895-11-23 | 5 | Report of being lost a canard | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Nina | 1894-08-09 | 4 | Captain Freitsch, left New York for Queentown, Ireland, on Saturday last | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Nina | 1894-09-13 | 3 | Captain Freitsch crossed Atlantic without a companion | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Sloop | Nina | 1895-11-14 | 4 | Was lost in the Clyde lately. Captain Frietsch saved. | |
| Door County Advocate | Nina | 1893-09-02 | 5 | Built by Capt. Adolph Fritsch - info given | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Yacht | Ninewa | 1914-08-21 | 1 | While off Ephraim, the big gasoline yacht ran out of Badenzer but the impoverished crew held out until their arrival here to "cheese up". | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Nipigon | 1904-08-20 | 1 | Towing Melbourne when it got hit ans sank |
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.