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 | Tug | Brooks | 1903-07-10 | 4 | The tug Brooks arrived here Friday evening from Eagle Island, and the crew spent the Fourth in the city with their families, returning to the Island Sunday afternoon. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1903-08-21 | 1 | Considerable repair work is being done on the tug and the fishing outfit owned by Chapek & Swaty. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1901-05-24 | 1 | Has been fishing out of Washington Harbor during the past two weeks and reports some good hauls. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1901-08-30 | 1 | Has been fitted out and will next week commence fishing from this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1900-10-19 | 1 | Geo. Bohman traded his 1/2 interest in the tug to W. Chapek for his sail boat and fishing rig complete. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1901-03-22 | 1 | The tug succeeded in getting to her nets early Sunday morning, forcing her way through the ice field. | |
| 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1901-02-08 | 1 | The tug got caught outy in the lake in the northeaster of last Sunday and experienced a pretty rough time before getting inside the harbor piers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1901-02-22 | 1 | The tug Brooks lay in port a couple days this week, being unable to get out to her nets on account of the heavy ice in the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1900-05-18 | 1 | Rescued three individuals who had been out to their pound nets in a row boat when a strong wind came up. |
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.