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 | Scow | Finch | 1888-10-04 | 3 | The scow Finch cleared for Milwaukee with a cargo of wood on owners account. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Finch | 1889-04-25 | 3 | Cleared with 1200 hemlock ties for H. Gericke, to Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Finch | 1889-11-14 | 3 | The scow Finch left this port on Saturday, for Oscoro, to take a cargo of cedar posts for Jas. Lockhart, to Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Finch | 1887-09-01 | 3 | The schooner Conquest and scow Finch anchored off port to seek cargoes, but being unable,left for more northern points. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Finch | 1887-07-21 | 3 | The scow Finch loaded at Detjens dock this week with forty cords of wood for Milwaukee on owners' account. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Finch | 1885-04-30 | 3 | While leaving the harbor, ran into the north pier carrying away her head gear. Repairs made and she cleared the next morning. | |
| Door County Advocate | Scow | Finch | 1895-10-05 | 1 | Carries output from shingle mill at Maplewood | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Finch | 1896-08-20 | 3 | The Finch came in from across the lake last Saturday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Finch | 1894-05-10 | 3 | The schooner Finch arrived from the south Sunday, and the Wright from the north Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Scow | Finch | 1890-05-15 | 3 | The scow Finch cleared Monday with posts for Milwaukee. |
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.