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 | Welcome | 1876-12-07 | 8 | On her way to rescue the Hetty Taylor | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Welcome | 1905-12-15 | 5 | The tug Welcome lay in port Friday night being enroute from Washington Harbor to Kewaunee, where they will engage in fishing during the winter months. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Welcome | 1897-05-13 | 3 | The tug Welcome is being extensively repaired at this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fishing tug | Welcome | 1897-06-17 | 3 | The fishing tug Welcome has been doing a good business here the past few weeks. The fish are packed and shipped south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Welcome | 1897-12-10 | 3 | Would fish out of Algoma if the harbor was better. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Welcome | 1898-03-18 | 3 | Picked up a small boat in the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Welcome | 1898-09-09 | 3 | Brought from Sturgeon Bay to here. Will be put in good shape for fishing. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Welcome | 1899-07-07 | 2 | Capt. John Cornell took the vessel Washington Harbor where he will put her in the fishing business. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Welcome | 1898-11-04 | 3 | The tug Welcome towed the schooner Industry out into the lake Monday afternoon The Industry was bound for Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Welcome | 1911-12-15 | 1 | The Pere Marquette Carferry No. 20 went aground on Rocky Reef near Milwaukee. The cars were transferred to the No. 17. The tugs Meyer and Welcome at this point were unable to release her. |
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.