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 | Mary Mills | 1893-05-25 | 3 | Capt. Jas. Tufts was working on his vessel when a staging gave way, precipitating him into the water. A witness helped him to shore. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1893-07-13 | 3 | Thomas Swaty, engineer on the Mary Mills, has found it necessary to lay off awhile due to a severe attack of rheumatism. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1894-03-15 | 3 | The steambarge Mary Mills was towed to Manitowoc by the tug John Leathem to receive a new boiler. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1894-03-15 | 3 | Repair work progressing satisfactorily to the owners. A new spar, placed in the Mills last week, is one of the improvements. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1894-02-22 | 3 | Kewaunee. In winter quarters here. Will receive a new spar and planking at the bows. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1894-01-04 | 3 | Thomas Swaty, who held a position as engineer on the steambarge Mary Mills during the past season, is spending the winter at his home in this city. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1893-12-07 | 3 | Was fast in the ice near the Door several days of last week but was reported to have reached Egg Harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Barge | Mary Mills | 1891-04-30 | 3 | The barge Mary Mills was in port yesterday. She cleared light for Clay Banks to take on hay for Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1891-04-16 | 3 | To Manitowoc to have the decks calked and some other necessary work done, preparatory to going into commission. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Steambarge | Mary Mills | 1890-12-25 | 3 | In port. She was light from Chicago. Intention of her master to take a cargo of wood from Clay Banks to Milwaukee. |
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.