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 | Barge | Baldwin | 1908-09-11 | 1 | The barge A. Carpenter sank about 20 feet inside of the breakwater at Manitowoc. The barge was in tow of the tug Torrent, the same tug that lost the barge Baldwin about a week ago off of Two Rivers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Baleom | 1889-10-03 | 3 | Five bears store a ride on a lumber raft towed by the tug Baleom | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Balize | 1873-09-25 | 4 | Raft from tug ashore above Long Point, Lake Erie | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Balize | 1906-10-18 | 1 | Sunk in Little Detroit passage and raised | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Ball Bros. | 1905-05-06 | 1 | Stranded on Thunder Bay island | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Ball Brothers | 1909-10-14 | 1 | Released from the head of Bois Blanc island | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Ball Brothers | 1905-09-09 | 1 | Ran into steamer Wm. R. Linn | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Ballantine | 1873-11-20 | 2 | The steamer Ballantine, with tow schooner A. B. Moore, met with severe weather. Ballantine had to release the Moore and head for safety. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Propeller | Ballentine | 1880-04-15 | 4 | The propeller Ballentine was the first arrival at Buffalo, this season, from Lake Michigan. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Ballentine | 1873-11-20 | 4 | Is towing the disabled schooner A. B. Moore, to Buffalo |
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.