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 | Steamer | Osceola | 1892-01-07 | 3 | Captain Tierney of F. & P. M. No. 2 says the Osceola will go on the Kewaunee and Maninstee route. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Osceola | 1892-01-28 | 3 | Caught fire about 15 mi. in the lake. Fire was quenched but headed for Sturgeon Bay canal. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Osceola | 1892-03-03 | 3 | Disabled while attempting to enter Kewaunee owing to the ice. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Osceola | 1899-05-18 | 5 | Of Duluth loaded hay here for Lake Superior points. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Osceola | 1890-04-17 | 3 | Boiler given out. Lease has expired and turned over to owners to make the passage | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Osceola | 1892-01-14 | 3 | Took first shipment of flour from Kewaunee and discharged it at Frankfort. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Osceola | 1892-01-28 | 3 | Steam pipe burst and scalded the engineer so badly that he died. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Osceola | 1892-03-17 | 3 | First trip in 4 weeks due to ice blocking up the Kewaunee harbor | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Oscoda | 1 | While towing barge Nervana went to assist Barth and its tow Galatea. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Oscoda | 1911-06-16 | 1 | Steamer Oscoda with barges Tilden and Filer of the Hines fleet ran on Gull Island reef. When steamer Barth attempted to help, it got fast on the reef also. Tug Berger got Barth off. Tilden was in tow of Niko when it went ashore at Stony Creek. |
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.