Newspaper Search

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 Tug North Muskegon 1902-05-10 1 Purchased
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Pier North Pier 1873-08-07 3 Mr. J. M. L. Parker commenced working on the north pier in 1856. Then owned by David Youngs and now C. G. Boalt.
Door County Advocate North Pines 1917-06-07 1 One of three vessels involved in mishap
Door County Advocate Lighthouse North Point 1909-03-11 1 To be raised to 152 ft.
Door County Advocate Steamer North Sea 1909-12-09 1 Cleared with $1,020,000 worth of copper
Door County Advocate Steamer North Shore 1927-09-02 8 Being rebuild
Door County Advocate Steamer North Shore 1930-10-03 2 Article
Door County Advocate Ferryboat North Shore 1938-10-21 1 Washington Is. ferryboat
Door County Advocate North Shore 1920-06-25 7 Was the Bon Ami
Door County Advocate Steamer North Shore 1927-08-19 11 Formerly the Bon Ami

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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.

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