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 | 1899-10-13 | 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. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Brooks | 1882-08-10 | 3 | Of Escanaba, went into dry dock here on Monday to stop a leak | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Brooks | 1883-11-29 | 3 | Will receive repairs at this place | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Fishing tug | Brooks | 1884-01-17 | 3 | Having difficulty getting in and out of harbor. Lost about 70 nets last week | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Brooks | 1884-10-23 | 3 | Was sold on a chattel mortgage sale at this place last week | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Brooks | 1887-11-10 | 3 | Captain of Nutt says Nutt and not the Brooks that picked up bodies of Vernon disaster | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Tug | Brooks | 1897-01-28 | 3 | Unable to break it s way through ice up to Eighth street | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Brooks | 1885-01-08 | 3 | Purchased by capt. Fred Pates |
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.