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 | 1900-04-20 | 1 | Took about 5,000,000 young trout out into the lake off this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1899-10-13 | 3 | The tug Brooks picked up about 50 logs out in the lake off this port Saturday. They are from the big raft lost last week by the Temple Emery. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1899-10-27 | 3 | On Sunday the fishing tug Brooks was lifted up by the dredge and a new wheel put on her, the old one having been broken. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1899-11-24 | 3 | The tug Brooks towed the schooners Wright and Cora out into the lake on Tuesday. | |
| 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 | 1900-08-17 | 1 | In from Jacksonport with a raft of logs for the Veneer factory. Rough weather caused the tug to lose a part of the raft. | |
| 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1900-06-22 | 1 | Upon leaving for Jacksonport, one of the eccentric rods broke off and the boat was compelled to lay here for repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1901-04-19 | 1 | The tugs Southern Cross and Brooks have a number of pretty races. The Southern Cross is a little too fast for the local tug. | |
| 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.