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 | 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 | 1882-05-18 | 3 | Report that she had capsized was without foundation. She was in Racine Tuesday all right. | |
| 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 | 1882-12-07 | 3 | Arrived, having been out in Sunday's blow, and has been laid up for the winter. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Conrad | 1913-08-28 | 1 | New wheel | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Conrad Reid | 1873-08-21 | 1 | Brought up anchor and chain from old time craft in Detroit | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Conrad Starke | 1916-03-09 | 1 | Equiped with electric lights | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Conrad Starke | 1912-12-12 | 8 | New one dimensions given | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Conrad Starke | 1915-02-25 | 1 | To Benton Harboe to pick up burned City of Chicago |
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.