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 | Pere Marquette | 1898-01-06 | 3 | Goes to Central slip due to difficulty in turning around above Main street bidge. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Pere Marquette | 1898-02-10 | 3 | Story of perilous trip on Wednesday last. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Pere Marquette | 1898-02-17 | 4 | Captain Dority denies that his boat was near going ashore or in any danger in the storm of two weeks ago. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Pere Marquette | 1898-02-27 | 3 | Plunged into the anchored ice but could not clear a path. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Pere Marquette | 1898-03-17 | 4 | Advertisement for it and F. & P. M. line. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Car ferry | Pere Marquette | 1898-06-30 | 3 | Routes and times given | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Car ferry | Pere Marquette | 1899-01-12 | 3 | Did a little smashing in the pier of Eighth street bridge on Monday night. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Car ferry | Pere Marquette | 1899-02-16 | 3 | Released F. & P. M. No. 2 from ice. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Car ferry | Pere Marquette | 1899-06-15 | 8 | To be the official boat in the Milwaukee carnival. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Pere Marquette | 5 | Made 52 round trips between Ludington and Manitowoc during Nov. |
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.