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
Door County Advocate Tug Success 1911-02-02 1 Raised from bottom of river
Door County Advocate Schooner Success 1883-10-04 2 Left Whitefish Bay with paving posts
Door County Advocate Schooner Success 1897-01-02 1 Completely gone to pieces
Door County Advocate Scow Success 1896-12-05 8 Heroic service of crew by Fred raatz
Door County Advocate Tug Success 1900-05-05 1 One of vessels in new branch of Maytham towing and Wrecking company
Door County Advocate Success 1911-06-01 1 Hull being utilized in making land at Lincoln park lagoon
Door County Advocate Tug Success 1910-11-24 1 Sprung a leak and sank at her pier
Door County Advocate Scow Success 1890-05-17 5 On reef + off near Jacksonport
Door County Advocate Scow Success 1897-01-02 1 Lost on the Lakes During 1896 - stranded
Door County Advocate Scow-schooner Success 1896-12-05 5 Ashore in Whitefish Bay - big article

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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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