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 | Fishing tug | Brooks | 1903-03-13 | 1 | The fishing tug Brooks was taken to Kewaunee Sunday to have her boiler cleared. The boiler on the tug Herman was also cleared on the same day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1903-06-19 | 1 | Left for Horse shoe Island where they are engaged in fishing. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1903-08-07 | 1 | The tug Brooks and the schooner Leo arrived here from Eagle Island where outfit had been engaged in fishing for the past summer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1903-09-11 | 1 | The tug Brooks arrived in port Sunday night with another load of fruit from across the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Fishing tugh | Brooks | 1904-12-09 | 5 | Steam is now kept on the creaft, while the twine and other material is being got in readiness for fishing, which is on the 15th. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1904-06-17 | 1 | Tug has been laid up at this port indefinitely. Capt. F. Chapek is thinking seriously of buying a gasoline boat which can do the same amount of work and with a smaller crew. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1904-02-05 | 1 | The Brooks was caught in ice and disables her rudder. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1901-07-12 | 1 | The fishing tug Brooks was taken to Sturgeon Bay Thursday and placed in the dry dock where some repairs were made. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1901-05-10 | 1 | The tug Brooks left Monday night for Detroit Harbor where Capt. Chapek will try fishing and if it proves good will remain there during the summer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1901-04-12 | 1 | During the day the ice shoved in and they were unable to get back into this port. |
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.