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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Hall | 5 | Arrived last Friday morning with hard wood slabs for the Land and Salt company. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hall | 1916-12-22 | 2 | Kewaunee. Coast Guard Station receives orders to close station on Dec. 25th. Some vessels it helped this year are the Carolina, schooner Hall and the schooner Stafford. | |
| 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 | 1914-04-17 | 1 | Schooner Hall, Capt. Hansen, the only ship that wintered at this port will clear for Ludington with 85 tons of hay and return with a load of salt. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hall | 1913-07-25 | 5 | The schooner Hall was in port on Monday with a load of bolts for the Plumbers Woodwork Company. She cleared Tuesday for Sister Bay after another load. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Hall | 1913-04-25 | 8 | The schooner Hall Capt. Max Pfeil on its first trip Tuesday for Manistee, Mich., after a load of salt consigned to Algoma and Sturgeon Bay merchants. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | Hall | 5 | Arrived last Friday morning with hard wood slabs for the Land and Salt company. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Steambarge | Hall | 1889-09-28 | 5 | Capt. Gallagher in command | |
| 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 | 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. |
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.