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 | Betsey | 1881-08-25 | 3 | The Oconto Reporter mentions the arrival at that place of the tug Betsey, of this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1881-09-22 | 3 | The tug has a contract for towing for parties somewhere on the west shore of Green Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Betsey | 1878-03-14 | 10 | Is being fitted out and will soon go into commission. We may expect to hear her whistle now any day. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1878-03-21 | 8 | The Betsey entered upon her duties for the season last Tuesday morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1877-07-12 | 8 | Stopped on her trip to Forestville. Felt he had urgent business in Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1877-09-27 | 8 | Is kept very busy of late towing cargoes of wood, ties and posts down the river. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Betsey | 1877-04-19 | 8 | Commences operations last Tues. Captain George Warner walks the quarter deck, with Jud. Lathrop as second in command. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Betsey | 1877-06-21 | 10 | Charley Bacon and Charles Bacon, of Ahnapee fitting out a scow to carry wood and stone. Charley part owner of steamer Betsey, Charles mate of John F. Prince. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1877-04-12 | 8 | Hauled out and receiving a thorough repairing. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Betsey | 1875-10-07 | 8 | Arrives at this port daily from Forestville. She is doing a thriving business. |
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.