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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 Industry 1880-02-19 4 The schooner Industry was recently sold for $1,800, James Gunderson and Louis Miller, of Sheboygan, being the purchasers.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1891-12-24 3 Capt. James Flynn placed the schooner in quarters for winter.The Capt. And son returned home to Chicago.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1891-10-29 2 The schooner Industry took on a cargo of posts for Samuel Perry, for Milwaukee, and cleared for that port last Monday.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1892-05-26 3 She took on a cargo of posts for S. Perry, for Sheboygan, and cleared yesterday.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1892-04-28 3 Came in from Menominee with a cargo of lumber for Samuel Perry. She has taken a cargo of ties for S. Perry, for Chicago.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1892-04-07 3 The schooner Industry cleared this, Thursday, morning for Escanaba, where she will take on a cargo of lumber for parties here.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1891-09-17 3 Arrived loaded with wood for Samuel Perry, for Milwaukee. Was here windbound.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1891-09-17 3 Cleared for Milwaukee last Sunday, is again in port, having made the round trip and arrived here this morning.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1891-08-13 3 The schooner Industry arrived in this harbor last Monday. She was from Manistee, and had on 500 barrels of salt for Samuel Perry.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1891-05-21 3 The schooner Industry cleared for Milwaukee on Friday.

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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.

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