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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1912-04-26 | 6 | In port with a cargo of salt. She is the first sail vessel to enter this port this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow schooner | Augustus | 1911-09-22 | 6 | Arrived in port from Kewaunee with a cargo of salt which was loaded at Ludington and disposed of to merchants along this shore. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Augustus | 1912-09-27 | 1 | Capt. Talks about safety of the local harbor. Marine men say if the north harbor pier was extended several hundred feet into the lake in a southeasterly direction the harbor would be safe. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow schooner | Augustus | 1912-08-23 | 1 | The passing of the sail vessel. The sail vessel Augustus, Captain Dow has turned his attention to the salt business. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow schooner | Augustus | 1915-10-01 | 2 | Kewaunee. There is a rumor that Capt. Arthur Dow has laid up his scow schooner and returned from active life. If true, Lake Michigan has lost the last of its old time vessel men, and the Manitowoc mosquito fleet is now history. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Augustus | 1907-09-27 | 1 | Capt. Arthur E. Dow will take another rap at Christmas trees again this fall, despite the fact that he lost his vessel and cargo of trees last season. | |
| 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. | |
| 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 schooner | Augustus | 1916-09-08 | 2 | The little scow schooner Augustus came into port last Saturday afternoon to get away from a southeaster which prevailed on the lake several days. The Augustus was bound south with a cargo of slabs. |
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.