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 | Barge | Baldwin | 1905-10-07 | 1 | Towed to Algoma with stone from Green quarry | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Baldwin | 1905-11-18 | 1 | Work on releasing her | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Baldwin | 1905-10-28 | 1 | Still high and dry on beach at west end of the bridge | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Baldwin | 1907-05-16 | 1 | Stone-laden - Lorena tows it to Ludington | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Baldwin | 1907-10-03 | 1 | On boxes to have leak stopped | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Baldwin | 1908-04-16 | 1 | To be given thorough overhauling | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Baldwin | 1908-09-24 | 1 | Papers served on owner | |
| Door County Advocate | Barge | Baldwin | 1908-09-03 | 1 | Capsized with loss of one life | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Baldwin | 1904-03-04 | 1 | The steamer is now raised above the water line and the hull will be pumped out. It is expected that it will float when the ice goes out. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Baldwin | 1905-10-06 | 1 | The tug Lorena brought the barge Baldwin here last Saturday morning with a cargo of stone to be used as fill on the roadway at the warehouse. |
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.