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 | Unknown | 1889-12-12 | 3 | Will Meverden had his right ankle badly jammed by a stick of timber attempting to haul out the tug Unknown. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Unknown | 1883-11-15 | 3 | A three masted vessel was on the rocks three miles east of Olcott last Monday. Crew feared to have perished. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Unknown | 1891-08-08 | 5 | To receive repairs | |
| Door County Advocate | Steamer | Unknown | 1891-12-12 | 5 | Contract to strip schooner Newsboy | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Unknown | 1894-12-15 | 5 | Purchased | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Unknown | 1889-05-16 | 3 | Henry Buhse has sold his fishing outfit and tug to Ahnapee parties for $1,195 | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Unknown | 1889-05-16 | 3 | George Stevenson the veteran steamboat man and champion all-round navigator, has been engaged as chief engineer in the tug. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Unknown | 1902-01-17 | 2 | From St. Joseph, Mich. No lake boats have been operating where bright illumination, followed by bright flashes, were seen. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Unknown | 1891-05-23 | 5 | In with trout | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Unknown | 1893-08-19 | 1 | Sold to Escanaba parties |
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.