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 | 1877-07-05 | 10 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 30 from Chicago. Cleared July 5th for Chicago with 125 cords of bark on account of vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-08-02 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug. 1 from Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-10-11 | 8 | Cleared Oct. 8 for Milwaukee with 75 cds. of wood and 2,500 ties on account of vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-10-18 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Oct. 15 from Milwaukee. Cleared Oct. 17 for Chicago with 4,200 ties on account of vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-10-25 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Oct. 23 from Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-11-22 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Nov. 21 from Chicago with mdse. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-11-08 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Nov. 2 from Chicago with mdse for F. Paarman & Kesner. Cleared Nov. 4 for Chicago with 4,000 ties on account of vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Conquest | 1878-01-24 | 8 | One of five vessels lying here during the winter. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-12-06 | 8 | Arrived at this port and was immediately stripped for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1878-04-04 | 8 | Pulled outside the harbor and loaded with ties last Monday. |
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.