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 | Conquest | 1877-10-04 | 8 | The Captain of the Conquest has been taking a vacation. Captain Harkins treads the quarter decks. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-11-29 | 8 | Cleared Nov. 24 for Milwaukee with 4,400 posts and 25 cds of bark for Peter Challe. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-12-06 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Dec. 3 from Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1878-03-28 | 8 | The Conquest has been fitted out and now spreads her sails to the March breezes. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1878-11-14 | 8 | Clay Banks Items; Arrived last Sunday morning with a large stock of goods from Chicago for F. Paarman and took out a cargo of cedar ties for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1878-12-12 | 4 | Capt. McDonald stripped and made fast the schooner for the winter. He immediately took his crew into the woods to get out a large quantity of ties and posts this winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Conquest | 1879-03-20 | 12 | Capt. W. H. McDonald has commenced repairing the Conquest for an early start. Bill will have some freighting of his own to do this year. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1878-07-18 | 8 | Departed July 12th for Milwaukee with 6,000 posts on account of vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1878-09-12 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 30 from Chicago. Departed Sept 2 for Chicago with 3,500 ties for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1878-08-22 | 8 | Departed 19th for Chicago with 5,000 posts on account of vessel. |
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.