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 | 1893-10-26 | 3 | Arrived in port from Milwaukee, having on a large amount of back freight, consisting of merchandise mainly for dealers here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-06-29 | 3 | Cleared Saturday for Menominee and returned Tuesday with a load of lumber for her owner, Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-06-01 | 3 | In from Horseshoe Bay with a cargo of lumber from Youngs & Fetzer's mills for account of her owner, S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-06-15 | 3 | Has loaded a cargo of cedar posts for her owner, Samuel Perry, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-07-27 | 3 | Arrived from Menominee with a load of lumber and lath for her owner, Samuel Perry. She cleared light for Cedar River. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1893-08-31 | 3 | Samuel Perry has withdrawn his vessel temporarily from commission on account of the scarcity of freights and freight rates. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-05-11 | 3 | Is temporarily under the command of Capt. John Peterson, the regular master had to attend circuit court at Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-05-25 | 3 | Arrived with 650 barrels of salt for her owner, Samuel Perry. It cleared for the north to receive a cargo of cedar for the south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-04-13 | 3 | The schooner Industry, owned by Samuel Perry, was the first craft to pass through the bridge Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-03-30 | 3 | Owned by S. Perry, is being fitted out. |
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.