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 | Tug | S. S. Coe | 1880-04-22 | 3 | The tug S. S. Coe passed this port with the scow I. M. Hill, which was sunk at the Clay Banks pier. She was towed to Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | S. S. Coe | 1880-05-20 | 3 | Capt. Maxon of the S. S. Coe said he will make another attempt to release the schooner Anne Thorine, ashore at Alaska. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | S. S. Coe | 1880-06-24 | 3 | The tug S. S. Coe released the schooner Anne Thorine. She is chained to the schooner Belle Laurie and scow Dreadnought to keep afloat. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | S. S. Coe | 1903-08-29 | 1 | Towing Christopher Columbus when it collided with bridge | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | S. S. Coe | 1904-09-10 | 1 | Towing Black Hawk when it crashed into bridge | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | S. S. Coe | 1896-08-29 | 5 | Nearly rolled over and sunk by str. Virginia | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | S. S. Coe | 1880-04-22 | 3 | Race with Alert | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | S. S. Coe | 1879-11-27 | 3 | Towing W. H. Rounds to G. B. to load wheat | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | S. S. Coe | 1886-12-16 | 3 | Arrived at canal | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | S. S. Coe | 1880-05-20 | 3 | The John Gregory was disabled off Pt. Washington while enroute for Chicago with ice scows, and was towed into Milw. By the S. S. Coe. |
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.