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 Botsford 1871-05-11 3 In port
Door County Advocate Schooner Botsford 1914-05-21 1 Collided with pier entering American canal and sank
Door County Advocate Tug Botsford 1873-05-08 3 Left with dredge and dump scows
Door County Advocate Tug Botsford 1877-06-28 3 Sent to tow Cornelia off
Manitowoc Pilot Tug Botsforth 1879-08-07 3 Is in the dry dock undergoing repairs
Door County Advocate Tug Bottsford 1879-05-01 3 To be engaged in carrying wood
Door County Advocate Tug Bottsford 1881-05-19 3 Underwent a thorough rebuild
Door County Advocate Tug Bottsford 1878-09-05 3 Bent her piston rod towing raft of logs
Door County Advocate Tug Bottsford 1881-05-12 3 To tow vessels through canal
Door County Advocate Steamlaunch Bougnet 1895-03-30 5 New boiler in her

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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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