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 | 1884-05-15 | 3 | Made a trip to ports in Green Bay last week, having on board a lot of provisions which were disposed of at different ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1879-11-27 | 4 | Geo. R. Roberts and Geo. W. Warner are in business with the tug Betsey at Cheboygan, Mich. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1883-06-14 | 3 | The tug Betsey moved Manville & McDonald's gallery to Kewaunee, last Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1877-10-18 | 8 | About 700 cords of wood yet remain up the river and the tug will have all she can do to bring it down ere the river freezes. | |
| 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 | 1877-07-12 | 8 | Stopped on her trip to Forestville. Felt he had urgent business in Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1877-08-30 | 8 | Took a group of people on an excursion. | |
| 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 | 1884-05-01 | 3 | Will make a trip to ports on Green Bay with a load of flour, feed, hay, etc. as soon as the weather will admit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsey | 1884-10-30 | 3 | The tug Betsey was brought from Cedar River to-day, by her owners, Eveland & Warner, and will be placed in winter quarters here. |
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.