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 | Augusta | 1860-09-21 | 2 | Testimony of officers of the Augusta on the sinking of the Lady Elgin | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Augusta | 1926-07-16 | 6 | In for repairs | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Augusta | 1860-09-14 | 2 | Run into and sank steamer Lady Elgin | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Augusta | 1860-09-28 | 2 | Verdict of the Coroner+s Jury on disaster of Lady Elgin | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Augustine | 1911-02-24 | 1 | Capt. Arthur Dow had a large number of tools used in repairing the boat, stolen. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow schooner | Augustus | 1910-09-23 | 7 | Capt. Dow said that he picked up his cargo at Ludington, Mich., and he disposed of most of his deck load at Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow schooner | Augustus | 1910-08-12 | 7 | Capt. Arthur Dow informed us that the trade of small vessels along this coast this summer is poorer than it has been for years. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow schooner | Augustus | 1910-08-12 | 7 | Capt. A. E. Dow in port wind bound and interviewed merchants as to the prospect of selling them a cargo of salt on his next trip. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Augustus | 1910-04-01 | 1 | Ran into an old submerged crib and sunk just off the Sturgeon Bay Boat Works' wharf. Hooker Rose Bud ran alongside the deck and transferred the salt to her. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Augustus | 1907-05-17 | 1 | The scow Augustus, Capt. Arthur Dow, cleared from this port for Manistee Thursday, after discharging a cargo of salt for the merchants here. |
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.