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 | Schooner | Oscar Newhouse | 5 | Capt. H. L. Hanson formerly master and owner of schooner. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Oscar Newhouse | 1 | Oil driven schooner last local schooner. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Oscar Newhouse | 1 | Sold. Last survivor of Manitowoc fleet left for last time. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Oscar Newhouse | 1892-09-22 | 3 | Bound south with a cargo of lumber, lay in this port a part of Saturday and Sunday last, awaiting favorable winds. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Oscar Newhouse | 1914-04-24 | 1 | The old time schooner Oscar Newhouse, now equipped with gasoline engines, and loaded with vinegar and oats for Menominee and Marinette from Manitowoc was wind bound in this port over Sunday. She got away Monday afternoon. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Oscar Newhouse | 1915-12-03 | 2 | Kewaunee. The schooner Oscar Newhouse of Manitowoc spent Wednesday in port windbound. The vessel was bound north with a cargo of salt. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Oscar Newhouse | 1 | In Waukegan harbor just in time to sink in shallow water. | |||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Oscar Newhouse | 8 | Sole local survivor after schooner James H. Hall went ashore | |||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Oscar Newhouse | 1 | Sole survivor of Manitowoc+s once great fleet of sailing ships to be replaced. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Oscar Newhouse | 1 | Capt. Williamson sailed Schuette mill+s schooner for years. |
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.