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 | Betsy | 1878-09-12 | 8 | Plies between Ahnapee and Forestville. The new name and new paint set her off to good advantage. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Betsy | 1884-07-17 | 3 | Hoisting apparatus not a success | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsy | 1881-11-17 | 3 | She has been towing for the Sturgeon River Lumber Co. for the past two months. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsy | 1882-06-22 | 3 | The tug Betsy went to the canal Saturday after timber for the harbor work here. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Betsy | 1881-08-18 | 3 | Brought in a scow load of brick | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Betsy | 1879-07-10 | 3 | Contract to tow 5000 cords of wood from Chambers Island to Menominie blast furnace | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsy | 1879-09-04 | 4 | The tug Betsy will go to Washington Island in a few days, where she will engage in towing logs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsy | 1887-08-18 | 3 | The boiler and engine of the old tug Betsy was sold to C. W. Baldwin. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsy | 1882-04-06 | 3 | The tug Betsy is fitted out for the season's work. She will be used in towing on the river here the fore part of the summer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Betsy | 1882-08-31 | 3 | The tug Betsy is being overhauled, and thoroughly repaired by her owners. |
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.