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 | Hall | 1912-06-28 | 8 | The Algoma schooner Hall has landed two cargoes of wood here from Washington Island for local dealers the past ten days. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Hall | 1892-07-21 | 3 | Arrived, slabs. Cleared Manistee | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Hall | 1895-05-09 | 2 | Thunderbolt struck ball on the mast and sent it flying. Vessel othewise allright. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Hall | 5 | Brought cargo of slabs Tuesday to the city. | ||
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Hall | 5 | Arrived last Friday morning with hard wood slabs for the Land and Salt company. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Hall | 1911-11-02 | 8 | Hauling potatoes from Detroit harbor | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hall | 1916-11-03 | 5 | S. H. Newman delivered the Hall to Capt. Dan Seavy and other Escanaba parties to who he disposed of the boat. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hall | 1916-05-19 | 8 | The schooner Hall arrived in port last Saturday from Ludington, Mich. With a cargo of salt aboard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hall | 1914-04-24 | 1 | The schooner Hall, Capt. Hansen, due to clear last Friday did not sail until Monday afternoon. She went to Manistee with the owner S. H. Newman aboard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hall | 1913-10-24 | 5 | The schooner Hall arrived from Michigan Wednesday with a cargo of salt part of which was consigned to local merchants and the balance for other towns on this shore. |
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.