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
Manitowoc Pilot Propeller Perrett 1885-06-25 3 Collided with schooner Bertie Calkins off Sheboygan. Both damaged but made a port
Manitowoc Pilot Tug Perritt 1885-07-02 3 Had run down schooner Bertie Calkins with estimated schooner damage of $2,300
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Steambarge Perrot 1893-10-05 3 The Perrot and tow lost a lot of lumber which washed ashore between this place and Clay Banks.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Steamer Perrott 1894-03-22 3 The steamer Perrott, which has run between Chicago and Menominee, will have its place taken by the Boscobel.
Manitowoc Pilot Towbarge Perry 1887-07-28 3 Went to pieces in Lake Erie on Sat., drowning 5 of her crew
Door County Advocate Patrol boat Perry 1937-04-30 6 Docked for inspection
Manitowoc Pilot Cutter Perry 1881-05-26 3 Captain Evans is in command this year
Door County Advocate Cutter Perry 1936-09-25 1 Called out to help grounded Buccaneer
Door County Advocate Tug Perry 1912-07-04 1 To be taken to salt water
Door County Advocate Perry Coaster 1879-04-10 3 At Ahnapee

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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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