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 | |
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Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam yacht | Waubun | 1880-07-08 | 3 | The steam yacht Waubun touched at this port last evening. | |
Door County Advocate | Steam yacht | Waubun | 1878-03-14 | 3 | Sold for $5,000 | |
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam yacht | Waubun | 1880-08-26 | 3 | The steam yacht broke her wheel at Manitowoc. The pleasure seekers proceeded overland to Green Bay. | |
Door County Advocate | Steam yacht | Waubun | 1880-03-25 | 3 | Offered for sale for $5,000 | |
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steam yacht | Waubun | 1879-07-10 | 4 | From G. B. The steam yacht, of Green Bay, paid a flying visit to this place on the 4th. She took a trip through the canal. | |
Door County Advocate | Tug | Wau-Bun | 1896-09-12 | 5 | In port | |
Door County Advocate | Tug | Wau-Bun | 1897-07-17 | 1 | Arrived at Green Bay | |
Door County Advocate | Tug | Wau-Bun | 1895-10-12 | 5 | Wind-bound | |
Door County Advocate | Tug | Wau-Bun | 1896-04-18 | 5 | To Detroit | |
Door County Advocate | Tug | Wau-Bun | 1898-05-28 | 1 | Stopped in for coal |