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 | 1895-04-25 | 3 | The schooners Industry and William Finch were headed off by a change of the wind and ran back to this port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-05-09 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived Thursday from Milwaukee She had on a back freight consisting of merchandise. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1892-03-31 | 3 | One of vessels wintered here. She is receiving a new spar. | ||
| 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 | 1891-10-01 | 3 | Schooner Industry arrived at this port Tuesday with a full cargo of pine lumber for S. Perry. | |
| 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 | 1891-09-03 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared for the south last Sunday. She had on a cargo of cedar posts for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-04-30 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared for Racine, last Saturday, with a cargo of shingles and posts. |
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.