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 Tug Boss 1897-05-29 1 Sunk in 1885 - found
Door County Advocate Liner Boston 1901-05-25 1 Ran aground 12 mi. east of Cheboygan light
Door County Advocate Steamer Boston 1898-12-31 1 Found the bottom May 24
Door County Advocate Steamer Boston 1909-12-16 1 Run ashore north of Chicago
Door County Advocate Steamer Boston 1897-01-30 1 Chicago winter moorings of lumber fleet
Door County Advocate Steamer Boston 1898-05-28 1 Ashore on the head of South Manitou island
Manitowoc Pilot Boston 1868-05-01 2 Plied upon Lake Erie in 1767
Door County Advocate Steamer Bothnia 1912-07-04 1 Collided in St. Clair river - Bothnia sunk
Door County Advocate Steamer Bothnia of Montreal 1910-08-25 1 Sold
Door County Advocate Tug Botsford 1873-05-08 3 Left with dredge and dump scows

Page 675 of 6219

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.

© 2024 - Wisconsin Sea Grant, Wisconsin Historical Society