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 | No. 1 | 5 | Of the Barry Brothers ran into steamer Indiana near Chicago and stove a hole in her stern. | |||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | No. 1 | 1911-06-23 | 1 | Dredge No. 1 will be named Algoma | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | No. 1 | 1911-05-19 | 3 | Government dredge No. 1 arrived in port from Two Rivers, where they have been working on the harbor for several weeks past. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | No. 1 | 1889-06-20 | 3 | Dredge No. 1 arrived from Two Rivers in tow of the tug Arctic and has been deepening the channel between the harbor piers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | No. 1 | 1889-08-08 | 3 | Has suspended work here and is to be towed to Sturgeon Bay where it will have about three weeks dredging in the canal. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | No. 1 | 1888-09-27 | 3 | Dredge No. 1 arrived from Kewaunee in tow of the tug Arctic. Discussion of what is being done. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | No. 1 | 1886-05-20 | 3 | Gov. dredge No. 1 arrived here from Kewaunee in tow of the tug Jesse Spalding and immediately began work. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | No. 1 | 1884-07-24 | 3 | U. S. Dredge no. 1 will go to Two Rivers to-morrow. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Dredge | No. 1 | 1884-06-05 | 3 | Dredges U. S. No. 1 and 2, cleared for Green Bay last Sunday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Carferry | No. 1 | 1916-05-04 | 1 | Ann Arbor line - to be converted to a sandsucker |
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.