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 | Car ferry | Pere Marquette No. 19 | 5 | Launched by the Globe Shipyards of Cleveland. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Car ferry | Pere Marquette No. 19 | 5 | Released Friday after being two weeks on the rocks off Fox Point. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carferry | Pere Marquette No. 19 | 1916-01-28 | 1 | Stranded carferry still on beach. She has been driven within 300 feet of the shore. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Car ferry | Pere Marquette No. 19 | 1911-01-06 | 8 | Car ferries Ann Arbor Nos. 3 and 4 and the Pere Marquette 19 loaded at the docks in Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carferry | Pere Marquette No. 19 | 1912-03-22 | 1 | Pere Marquette carferries Nos. 19 and 20 encountered heavy windrows of ice and a blinding snow storm. Took a different course and when south of Manitowoc the 19 ran onto a rock but cleared itself. | |
| Door County Advocate | Pere Marquette No. 19 | 1916-01-27 | 1 | Still ashore - big article | ||
| Door County Advocate | Carferry | Pere Marquette No. 19 | 1925-01-02 | 5 | Hit sand bar in Grand Haven Fri. - released Monday | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Car ferry | Pere Marquette No. 19 | 1 | Still aground on a reef off Fox point 12 mi. north of Milwaukee. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Pere Marquette No. 19 | 5 | Leased by the Ann Arbor company | |||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Carferry | Pere Marquette No. 19 | 1916-01-21 | 1 | Went ashore five miles north of the harbor entrance at Ludington. The Coast Guard crew at Ludington were summoned to assist in the removal of the crew. |
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.