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 | Schooner | Tempest | 1880-09-09 | 3 | The little schooner Tempest has been sold under mortgage, and bought by A. Van Borkum for $285. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Tempest | 1873-11-13 | 4 | Towed by tug Kitty Smoke from North Bay to Chicago | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tempest | 1880-11-25 | 3 | Laid up here | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Tempest | 1886-08-26 | 3 | Arrived, Milw, 500 lbs, tin plate. Cleared, Ahnapee, cheese boxes | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tempest | 1881-09-29 | 3 | The Tempest stopped in here on her way to Menominee, Mich. She had two families and household furniture, for that port, on board. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1881-10-13 | 3 | The schooner Tempest brought a load of lumber from the east shore. Her captain disposed of it to S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Tempest | 1882-06-01 | 3 | The schooner Tempest run in here for shelter Thursday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Tempest | 1912-03-28 | 1 | Purchased by Johnson & Rasch | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Tempest | 1868-09-04 | 1 | Towed a dredge and dump scow from Pentwater to Chicago | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Tempest | 1880-11-04 | 3 | Brought in by tug Leviathan and placed in dry dock |
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.