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 | Whiskey Pete | 1875-11-04 | 8 | Capt. M. McDonald, of the Whiskey Pete, arrived here on Saturday with a full load of wheat from the stranded schooner Sea Bird. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Whiskey Pete | 1875-10-21 | 8 | In with a cargo of hay. Chartered by Fax Bros. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Whiskey Pete | 1874-08-13 | 8 | Sailed for the Portage to engage in the stone trade at that place. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Whiskey Pete | 1876-08-31 | 8 | Capts. J. Scott and Alex Doak have chartered the vessel of Captain McDonald, and are running her in the iron and rag trade around the islands. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Stone scow | Whiskey Pete | 1923-05-04 | 4 | One of many vessels in one armed Captain John McDonald's life. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Whiskey Pete | 1879-09-11 | 4 | The scow Whiskey Pete arrived in port from Sturgeon Bay last Sunday with 6,000 feet of lumber for Laurie & Bacon's lumber yard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Whiskey Pete | 1879-09-25 | 4 | The scows Lady Ellen and Whiskey Pete were in port the fore part of the week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Whiskey Pete | 1879-07-03 | 4 | The scow has been supplied with a new mast and otherwise repaired. Damage amounted to about $75. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Whiskey Pete | 1879-05-01 | 8 | Capt. John McDonald has hauled the scow Whiskey Pete out for repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Whiskey Pete | 1878-08-29 | 8 | Back in our harbor again and will remain here until something definite is known about the stone work on the harbor piers at Sturgeon Bay. |
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.