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 | Carferry | Pere Marquette 21 | 1 | Hit 10th street bridge house. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Pere Marquette 22 | 1928-12-07 | 16 | Hit Manitowoc bridge | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Carferry | Pere Marquette 22 | 1 | Launched by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corporation. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Carferry | Pere Marquette 23 | 1 | Manitowoc Ship Building Corp. to build it. Information on vessel. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Carferry | Pere Marquette 24 | 1 | Manitowoc Ship Building Corp. to build it. Information on vessel. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Pere Marquette 3 | 1903-10-24 | 1 | To run between Milwaukee , Manistee and Ludington | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Pere Marquette 3 | 1916-09-14 | 6 | Released from North point near Milwaukee | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Pere Marquette 3 | 1911-05-04 | 1 | At Manitowoc for a rebuild and new boilers | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Pere Marquette 3 | 1903-03-14 | 1 | Sold | |
| Door County Advocate | Pere Marquette 3 | 1917-06-07 | 1 | Stripped wheel in the Cream city |
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.