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 | Bernet4a | 1916-05-26 | 5 | Henry Muench who recently installed a Straubel engine, 15 horse power has his boat the Berneta hauled up on the shore. The hull of the boat is being overhauled and painted and other minor repairs made. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Berneta | 1916-04-21 | 1 | Owner has contracted the Straubel Engine Company for one of their 15 horse engines with kerosene attachment. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Berneta | 1916-04-21 | 1 | Owner has contracted the Straubel Engine Company for one of their 15 horse engines with kerosene attachment. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gasoline boat | Berneta | 1911-08-11 | 1 | Back from Pentwater, Mich., where Mr. Muench went to have a gasoline net lifter installed upon his boat. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fish boat | Bernetta | 1917-02-23 | 1 | Battled for hours Sunday afternoon and night before finally succeeding in making an entry into the local harbor. The Rose Mary went to her rescue. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamyacht | Bernice | 1900-05-11 | 1 | The little steamyacht Bernice of Milwaukee was in port during Wednesday night. She was on her way north. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Bert Barnes | 1882-06-01 | 3 | The new Bert Barnes came to anchor in the bay here yesterday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Bert Barnes | 1895-10-12 | 5 | In trouble lying at Jacksonport | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Bert Barnes | 5 | Built by Burger & Burger and its predecessors in the city of Manitowoc with date - 1882 | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Bert Barnes | 1896-07-25 | 5 | In port windbound |
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.