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 | Steamer | Prentice | 1910-05-05 | 1 | Towing Halstead when it had a hole punched in her by hitting a pier | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Prentice Boy | 1883-11-15 | 3 | The schooner Prentice Boy, while making the harbor at Muskegon last Sunday morning, struck the south pier and damaged her bow. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Prentice Boy | 1891-11-26 | 3 | Struck sch. Windsor after it sank here after striking north pier. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Prentiss | 1916-05-04 | 2 | Side crushed from ice - sinks in 14 off Russell island | |
| Door County Advocate | Preque Isle | 1945-09-28 | 1 | Info on vessel to be worked on | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Prescoda | 1933-10-06 | 4 | Passed through | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Presley | 1910-09-15 | 1 | Capt. Isabell engaged in wrecking her machinery | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Presley | 1892-11-24 | 3 | Went ashore at round Island on the 17th. Valued at $120,000 | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Presley | 1905-10-21 | 1 | Burned and beached in Death s Door | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Presley | 1 | Wreck purchased by Capt. Isabell. Paraphernalia to be used on Mike Dohearty |
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.