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 | 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 | Schooner | Conquest | 1881-04-14 | 3 | The sch. Conquest sailed for Sheboygan last Friday. She will be rebuilt at that place, and work will be pushed as rapidly as possible. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1882-05-18 | 3 | Report that she had capsized was without foundation. She was in Racine Tuesday all right. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1882-03-23 | 3 | Capt. W. H. McDonald is fitting out his schooner, the Conquest, and will start out with her as soon as the marine companies will isure. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1882-04-06 | 3 | The schooner Conquest cleared for Chicago Tuesday with 4033 ties for Danek & Tichy. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1883-04-19 | 3 | The sch. Conquest loaded with ties here for Janda & Kwapil, for Milw., being the first sail vessel to take on a cargo in this harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1882-08-24 | 3 | From Little Sturgeon. Schooner Conquest was loaded with cedar posts at A. B. Stevenson's dock last Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1882-07-06 | 3 | The schooner Conquest which arrived in port Sunday, took on a cargo of posts for Janda & Kwapil, and cleared for the south to-day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1881-12-01 | 3 | Capt. W. H. McDonald is at home, having laid up his schooner, the Conquest, for the winter. | |
| 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. |
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.