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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Industry | 1896-09-26 | 5 | In under sail | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Industry | 1893-04-15 | 5 | First inbound sail craft this season | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Industry | 1891-05-23 | 5 | Cargo of slabs from Island mill | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Industry | 1884-05-22 | 3 | Damaged in canal | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Industry | 1887-05-14 | 3 | Purchased for $1000 | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1899-10-20 | 3 | The schooner hauled Jas. Tuffs portable sawmill to Cedar River | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1899-08-11 | 3 | The schooner Industry returned on Wednesday morning from the south, where she had delivered a load of tan bark. She is now in port awaiting a charter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1899-07-14 | 3 | The schooner Industry is being caulked and other repairs made. She will be ready to go into commission again in a few days. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1900-05-04 | 1 | Capt. Wm. Henry is busy there days making some needed repairs on the schooner Industry. As soon as this is finished the vessel will be fitted out for the season's trade. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1900-05-25 | 1 | Finally go fair weather and left for Menominee in command of her new owners. |
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.