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 | Winslow | 1880-10-14 | 3 | The tug Winslow has abandoned the sunken schooner America, but another expedition was to have been made. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Winslow | 1880-10-07 | 5 | Information on the contract to the tug Winslow to drag the schooner America in to the shore. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Winthrop | 1 | Towing scow when it began to leak. Left scow and reached Kewaunee. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Propeller | Wisconsin | 1861-06-14 | 1 | Capt. Newkirk of propeller drowned | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Wisconsin | 1867-06-07 | 1 | Burned near Cape Vincent, on Lake Ontario | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Propeller | Wisconsin | 1883-04-05 | 3 | Captain Goodrich wants to dispose of it | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Propeller | Wisconsin | 1883-05-10 | 3 | Goodrich propeller sold for $165,000 | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steamer | Wisconsin | 1884-03-13 | 3 | Reached Milwaukee after 19 days in the ice | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Wisconsin | 1885-03-05 | 3 | Still ice bound but it is expected the ice will soon break up and allow to escape | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Propeller | Wisconsin | 1885-04-16 | 3 | Which suffered injuries in the ice, will be repaired at Detroit at a cost of $50,000 |
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.