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 | Barge | Oliver Mitchell | 1906-06-15 | 1 | Expected with cargo of soft coal | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Oliver Mitchell | 1906-06-29 | 1 | Had a collision on Lake Huron | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Oliver Mitchell | 1901-07-05 | 12 | From Sturgeon Bay. The schooner Naiad was in the dry dock for caulking and minor repairs and the schooner Oliver Mitchell has had considerable work done above the water line. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Oliver Mitchell | 1901-07-06 | 1 | Receiving a general overhauling | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Oliver Mitchell | 1902-11-08 | 1 | Capt. had trouble with crew | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Oliver Mitchell | 1905-08-19 | 1 | Seized by U. S. marshal - claim of $30 | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Oliver Mitchell | 1906-07-12 | 1 | Run into and head sails carried away | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Oliver Mitchell | 1905-03-25 | 1 | Sold - interesting article about its cook | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Oliver Mitchell | 1901-09-21 | 1 | Lost jibboom with engine and freight cars | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Oliver Mitchell | 1901-05-11 | 1 | Wanting to get work done |
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.