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
Manitowoc Pilot Fishing boat Veronica 8 Sailed boat into Two Rivers harbor and disappeared. A mystery at this time.
Manitowoc Pilot Steamer Veronica 1887-04-28 3 The first to pass through the straits from lake Michigan
Door County Advocate Propellor Veronica 1904-10-08 1 Laid up
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Lake Vesel types 1877-04-05 1 Number of vessels, types and tonnage on lake in Jan. 1873 and Jan. 1877.
Manitowoc Pilot Steamer Vesla 1 Master of Norwegian vessel reports two seamen desert.
Manitowoc Pilot Vesla 1 British ship in port with clay for the paper mills.
Door County Advocate Season port information Vessel information 1868-12-10 4 Vessels at S. B. in 1865, 1866, 1867 and 1868
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Vessel taxation Vessel taxation 1897-02-11 3 Article dealing with vessel taxation.
Door County Advocate Shipping season data given Vessels 1867-12-12 4 Vessels at Sturgeon Bay
Door County Advocate Barge Vesta 1905-10-28 1 Caught fire and burned to the water s edge

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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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