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 | |
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Door County Advocate | Scow | Badger | 1899-10-28 | 1 | Water logged near Cedar River + wrecked | |
Door County Advocate | Scowschooner | Badger | 1898-05-21 | 1 | Had flying jibboom taken out | |
Door County Advocate | Scow | Badger | 1898-07-30 | 1 | Repaired | |
Door County Advocate | Scow | Badger | 1897-08-14 | 1 | Loaded at Aeiser s Bay near Arthur Bay | |
Door County Advocate | Barge | Badger | 1919-07-11 | 10 | Towed between Two Rivers and Manitowoc | |
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Badger | 1892-08-25 | 3 | The schooner Badger is in port today with lumber for the Ahnapee Furniture Co. | |
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Badger | 1892-09-08 | 3 | The scow Badger brought a cargo of hardwood lumber from Fish Creek, Monday, for the Ahnapee Furniture Co. She cleared light for the north. | |
Door County Advocate | Schooner | Badger | 1887-10-08 | 3 | Squall caused it to collide with Clara in canal | |
Door County Advocate | Scow-schooner | Badger | 1899-10-14 | 1 | Into ordinary | |
Door County Advocate | Scow-schooner | Badger | 1898-07-23 | 1 | Damaged in storm |