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 | Tug | Welcome | 1883-07-12 | 3 | Towed damaged schooner Columbian to Racine | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Welcome | 1887-09-22 | 3 | Brought in two boxes from Milwaukee for Burger & burger | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Welcome | 1893-04-27 | 4 | Rescued one person of 15 from crib in Milwaukee. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Welcome | 1893-12-21 | 3 | Brought in barge Amboy. to winter here and receive a new boiler. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Welcome | 1895-06-06 | 3 | Released sch. Quickstep from beach near Sheboygan some weeks ago. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Welcome | 1898-11-10 | 4 | Had difficulty towing vessels due to head wind so anchored off here. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Welcome | 1 | Building a large boiler for steamer Welcome, now being overhauled at Burger shipyard. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Welcome | 8 | Brake from moorings at Two Rivers during severe southeast gale. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Welcome | 1 | Launched at the Ship yards for Milwaukee Tug Boat Company. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Welcome | 1877-07-26 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 21 from Milwaukee. Cleared 21st for Pt. Washington with U. S. dredge and scows in tow. |
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.