Newspaper Search

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
Door County Advocate Yantic 1910-05-05 1 Having heavy spars removed and pole spars put in
Door County Advocate Reserve ship Yantic 1912-10-10 1 To be rebuild
Door County Advocate Steamer Yantic 1913-04-03 1 Wrecked spar-hoist last fall at Rieboldt & Wolter
Door County Advocate Yantic 1910-05-26 1 Repairs given
Door County Advocate Yantic 1910-07-14 1 Carpenter work finished
Door County Advocate Gov. boat Yantic 1912-12-12 1 Winter in Sturgeon Bay
Manitowoc Pilot Yacht Yawing 3 Launched by Burger last week for E. N. Murphy of Green Bay.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Gasoline yacht Yeark 1916-06-23 2 Owned and operated by O. H. Ward of Muskegon, Mich.
Door County Advocate Steamer Yonkers 1909-04-08 1 Sold
Door County Advocate Steamer York 1910-04-28 1 Purchased by parties from Holland Mich.

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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.

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