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 Boscobel 1884-07-17 3 Keeping mill clear
Door County Advocate Barge Boscobel 1897-02-06 1 Given new main and mizzen masts
Door County Advocate Boscobel 1889-09-28 5 50 trips between Peshtigo and Chicago
Door County Advocate Tug Boscobel 1888-10-06 3 Towing barges of lumber to Chicago
Door County Advocate Boscobel 1891-05-02 5 Arrived at Peshtigo
Door County Advocate Boscobel 1891-05-23 5 Time difference whether canal is used
Door County Advocate Barge Boscobel 1901-09-07 1 Waterlogged + possibly broken in two
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Propeller Boscobel 1881-07-28 3 The propeller Boscobel with barges in tow, ran aground near the mouth of Sturgeon Bay. Took five tugs to release her.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Tug Boscobel 1881-06-09 3 The large and powerful new tug Boscobel, which was built at Chicago this season, is expected to steam up nest Saturday.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Boscobel 1894-03-22 3 The steamer Perrott, which has run between Chicago and Menominee, will have its place taken by the Boscobel.

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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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