Newspaper Search

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 Pathfinder 1921-02-25 3 Whaleback wintering at Cleveland
Door County Advocate Steamer Pathfinder 1909-08-12 1 Ashore at eagle river Keweenaw point
Door County Advocate Steamer Pathfinder 1906-11-08 1 Released
Door County Advocate Schooner Pathfinder 1886-12-09 3 Reported a total wreck
Manitowoc Pilot Steamer Pathfinder 1893-12-07 3 Whaleback arrived with coal and tow barge Sagmore.
Manitowoc Pilot Steam yacht Pathfinder 1898-07-28 4 Morgan & Wright+s fine yacht was in port last Thursday with a large party.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Steam yacht Pathfinder 1903-09-04 1 Of Chicago, struck a rock when attempting to make the dock. She backed up and continued on his way south.
Door County Advocate Steamer Pathfinder 1898-02-26 1 Appt. of officers - Huron Barge Co.
Door County Advocate Pathfinder 1911-03-23 1 Purchased by Hildert Erickson
Door County Advocate Pathfinder 1924-01-04 7 On of fishing fleet at canal

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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.

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