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 | Arctic | 1916-12-22 | 1 | Three of the fleet employed on the Carolina wrecking, Favorite, Arctic and Crouse, were here for shelter. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1916-12-29 | 1 | The tugs Arctic and the Favorite towed the steamer Carolina into Manitowoc harbor. Pumps being kept on her and operated by the Crouse during the trip and at the dock. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1916-08-04 | 2 | Kewaunee paper from the Two Rivers Chronicle. The schooner Kewaunee, when loaded, her top sides which had been exposed to the sun began leaking. The life saving crew assisted in manning the pumps and tug Arctic towed it to Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1889-06-20 | 3 | Dredge No. 1 arrived from Two Rivers in tow of the tug Arctic and has been deepening the channel between the harbor piers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1885-03-26 | 3 | Information on the Arctic being stuck in the ice. It is still frozen in. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1900-02-23 | 1 | Tug Arctic failed to reach the Ann Arbor steamers. It cost the Ann Arbor people $200 a day to use the Arctic. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1895-04-25 | 3 | Mistakenly displayed a distress signal instead of the signal for a tug. Tug Arctic went and towed her into Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1902-09-26 | 1 | Steamer Sheboygan strands on rocky reef off the old pier at Stony Creek. Tugs Arctic and John Leathem couldn't release but the wrecker Favorite did. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1909-10-22 | 1 | The tug Arctic succeeded in releasing the barge Wyoming which has been on Little Point reef 3 miles south of Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Arctic | 1910-07-29 | 1 | Tug Arctic went to the rescue of schooner Oscar Newhouse, in trouble due to the southwest gale. |
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.