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 | Brooks | 1906-11-15 | 1 | Sold at marshall sale | |
| 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 | 1901-08-30 | 12 | The schooner Mary Ludwig with the merry-go-round aboard cleared for Green Bay on Tuesday. She was towed into the lake by the tug Brooks. | |
| 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 | 1901-12-13 | 1 | Fishing commences next Sumday, Dec. 15. Capt. Frank Chapek and his brother Wenzel will be the only parties fishing out of here this fall. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1901-12-20 | 1 | Weather has been so cold they have been unable to get out into the lake regularly on account of ice and also steam which arises from the lake | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1902-02-28 | 1 | The owners of the tug Brooks are now engaged in fishing with hooks. They meeting with better success in this way than with gill nets. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1900-06-08 | 1 | The tug Brooks arrived in port again Wednesday morning with a raft of logs from Jacksonport. The raft was for the Veneer factory. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1900-07-06 | 1 | The tug Brooks has been laid up the present week, but will go into commission the first of next week, having several more rafts to tow for the Veneer factory. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1900-07-20 | 1 | The schooner Wright brought in a load of lumber for H. Gericke on Tuesday. The Wright was towed up the river by the tug Brooks. |
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.