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
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Radical 1887-04-21 3 Ahnapee. Departed Sun., Chicago, 5000 ties for Sam. Perry.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Radical 1883-05-24 3 Captain reported that the crew saw two schooner founder off Milwaukee Tuesday. All hands must of perished.
Manitowoc Pilot Schooner Radical 1872-11-07 3 Arrived Nov. 2, Chicago, sunds Cleared Nov. 2, Carlton
Manitowoc Pilot Schooner Radical 1893-10-12 3 Sought shelter in our harbor during the recent blow.
Door County Advocate Schooner Radical 1897-10-30 1 Wind-bound
Door County Advocate Scow Radical 1877-06-21 3 Collided with schooner Belle Walbridge
Door County Advocate Scow-schooner Radical 1897-05-22 1 Ran up on Little Bay de Noquette shoal
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Radical 1885-04-30 3 The schooner Radical loaded with 6,000 cedar ties for S. Perry, Saturday. She cleared for Chicago the same evening.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Radical 1883-05-24 3 One of vessels anchored outside harbor at Chicago. What happened and damage given.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Radical 1878-06-20 8 Arrived at Ahnapee June 15 from Chicago. Departed June 19 for Chicago with 9,000 posts for F. Swaty & Son.

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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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