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 | Schooner | Conquest | 1882-07-13 | 3 | The schooner Conquest cleared for Milwaukee Thursday with a cargo of posts and wood on owners account. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1881-09-15 | 3 | The schooner Conquest, loaded, ran into this port Sunday to await a fair wind south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1881-08-04 | 3 | The schooner Conquest was in port this week, giving Capt. McDonald an opportunity to spend a few days with his family. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1881-04-07 | 3 | The schooner Conquest has been put in readiness to sail for Sheboygan as soon as the wind and weather will permit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Conquest | 1881-06-23 | 3 | The Conquest was expected to have been launched today. We may look for her up this way ere long. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1881-07-07 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Sheboygan, 135 cords of bark. | |
| Door County Advocate | Conquest | 1883-04-26 | 3 | Capt. McDonalds vessel placed in commision last week and cleared from Ahnapee for Milw. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Conquest | 1886-09-16 | 3 | Capt. McDonald son Alva has had charge of the Conquest | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Conquest | 1887-06-04 | 3 | Capt. Alva McDonald in port yesterday with a cargo of ties for Horseshoe Bay | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Conquest | 1881-08-25 | 3 | Capt. Wm McDonald took a cargo of bark |
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.