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 | 1894-04-12 | 3 | Has been fitted out and will go into commission as soon as the weather is favorable. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-05-31 | 3 | Made a flying trip from Manitowoc to Jacksonport and to Ahnapee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-10-04 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared last Sunday for Milwaukee, with a cargo of bark on account of her owner, Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-10-18 | 3 | The schooner Industry came in Sunday with a cargo of lumber from Menominee for her owner, Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-08-23 | 3 | The schooner Industry is laying in this harbor awaiting freights. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-04-26 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared Tuesday for Sturgeon Bay, after a cargo of lumber for the Ahnapee Furniture Co, of this place. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-08-27 | 3 | Took a cargo of posts for A. Froemming, for Mi9lwaukee. She is again in port and is loading with posts for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-08-24 | 3 | The schooner Industry has been laid up for a time in this harbor. She will enter commission again soon. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-09-14 | 3 | One of vessels in this harbor within the past few days. Cleared last Friday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-11-23 | 3 | Samuel Perry owner and master, has been placed in winter quarters here. |
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.