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 | Espindola | 1880-10-07 | 5 | The schooner Espindola departed yesterday with 1,000 ties for Henry Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Espindola | 1880-08-12 | 3 | Sam Perry loaded schs. Industry with 55 cords of bark, John Bean 5,000 ties and the Espindola with 45 cords of bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Espindola | 1874-06-11 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee June 8 for Milwaukee with 37 cds of wood for F. Paarman | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Espindola | 1881-04-28 | 3 | Departed the past week. Milwaukee, 2,200 posts for Sam Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Espindola | 1881-05-26 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 2500 posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Espindola | 1881-11-17 | 3 | O. Oberg disposed his schooner Espindola, is having Rand & Berger build another. Dimensions given. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Espindola | 1882-04-13 | 3 | The schooner Espindola foundered off Chicago. The crew was rescued by the tug Geo. B. McClellan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Espindola | 1877-11-22 | 8 | Cleared Nov. 17 for Milwaukee with wheat for Conway Brothers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Espindola | 1877-07-05 | 10 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 28 from Manitowoc with mdse. Cleared July 2nd for Milwaukee with 18 cords. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Espindola | 1877-05-03 | 8 | Cleared May 4th for Milwaukee with 2,800 bu wheat for Conway Bro's. |
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.