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 | 1891-11-26 | 3 | Is expected to arrive here today. She will probably make one more trip before seeking winter quarters. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-11-12 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived in port this morning with a load of fruit and merchandise consigned to dealers here. | |
| 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 | 1891-09-17 | 3 | Arrived loaded with wood for Samuel Perry, for Milwaukee. Was here windbound. | |
| 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 | 1891-10-01 | 3 | Schooner Industry arrived at this port Tuesday with a full cargo of pine lumber for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-04-30 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared for Racine, last Saturday, with a cargo of shingles and posts. | |
| 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 | 1894-04-26 | 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 | 1894-07-05 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Lady Ellen are still lying in this port, awaiting freights. |
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.