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 | Schooner | Pierpont | 1881-12-29 | 3 | Not a vistage left to be seen | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Pierpont | 1882-03-09 | 3 | Portion of wrecked hull floated into canal | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Pierpont | 1881-05-05 | 3 | Chartered to carry ties brom Bailey s Harbor to Chicago for 6 cents | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Pierpont | 1886-07-22 | 3 | Only a few bars of iron found of cargo | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Pierpont | 1882-01-05 | 2 | Portion of wreck on side of the harbor of refuge | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Pierpont | 1882-04-20 | 3 | Portion of wreck removed from canal | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Pierpont | 1881-04-28 | 3 | Loaded with cedar in the canal cut | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Pierpont | 1886-07-15 | 3 | Anchor brought up by dredge | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Pierpont | 1881-12-01 | 3 | Tug J. J. Hagerman to go to Sturgeon Bay to release schooner | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Pierport | 1882-04-06 | 3 | Portion of wrecked hull to be removed from canal |
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.