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 | 1877-07-12 | 8 | Stopped on her trip to Forestville. Felt he had urgent business in Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1877-07-19 | 8 | The tug was kept busy yesterday towing the dump scows for the dredge. | |
| 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 | Tug | Betsey | 1877-04-12 | 8 | Hauled out and receiving a thorough repairing. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1873-10-02 | 3 | Built and owned by Messrs. Wm. Nelson and Abisha Perry in 1872 at Ahnapee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Betsey | 1875-10-07 | 8 | Arrives at this port daily from Forestville. She is doing a thriving business. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1875-11-18 | 8 | River tug made her last trip on Tuesday. She will go on the dry dock where she will receive a thorough overhauling both in hull and machinery. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steamer | Betsey | 1876-04-20 | 8 | Betsey, of the Ahnapee and Forestville line, made her first trip to the latter place, this season, on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1877-02-08 | 8 | Warner & Bacon began the work of repairing their tug. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1883-05-24 | 3 | Tug started for Cedar River and Menominee to go into commission. Will make Cedar River future residing place. |
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.