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 | 1899-04-28 | 3 | The fishing tug Brooks was last week garbed in a new coat of black paint, which has greatly improved her looks. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Brooks | 1899-05-26 | 3 | The Brooks was moved so the dredge could work where it was. | |
| 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 | 1901-04-05 | 1 | The fishing tug Brooks had considerable ice to battle with this week. Capt. Chapek and his crew commenced fishing with set hooks this week. | |
| 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 | 1901-02-08 | 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 | 1900-12-21 | 1 | The new boiler for the tug Brooks has not arrived as yet, and is therefore causing a great delay to the owners of the boat, Chapek Bros. | |
| 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 | 1901-08-30 | 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 | 1902-12-26 | 3 | Several of their lifts have amounted to over a 1,000 pounds each. |
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.