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 | Steambarge | Brown | 1887-07-21 | 3 | Deck blown away to get at its machinery. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Steambarge | Brown | 1883-10-18 | 3 | Of Green Bay, was in the dry dock here to have her wheel fastened | |
| Door County Advocate | Hooker | Brown | 1896-10-31 | 5 | Towed by tug Nelson | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Brown | 1886-04-01 | 3 | New boiler being put in | |
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Brown | 1887-09-17 | 3 | Engine raised | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Brown | 1898-09-16 | 3 | The schooners Chas. J. Smith and Brown were in port this week with cargoes of fruit from across the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Brown | 1898-09-09 | 3 | Capt. Nelson of the schooner Brown left this morning for Frankfort for a load of peaches. He will be back here, if the weather is favorable, the first of next week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Brown | 1891-07-23 | 3 | Has been chartered to make a cruise up among the islands at Death Door, and ion Green Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Brown | 1891-07-09 | 3 | The schooner Brown is in port awaiting to discharge a cargo of lumber, which she brought from Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Brown | 1891-08-13 | 3 | In from the north loaded with lumber and strips, on owners account. The Brown will take on produce for Menominee. |
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.