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 | 1891-04-23 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Finch arrived in port light, from the south yesterday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1892-10-06 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared Monday for Chicago with a cargo of hemlock ties for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1892-09-01 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared Tuesday for Cedar River, Mich., after a cargo of lumber for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1892-09-22 | 3 | Looks handsome since having been overhauled and treated to a coating of new paint. She has a new canvas. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1892-08-11 | 3 | Loaded with ties for S. Perry, for Milwaukee. She is now owned wholly by Samuel Perry. Purchased interest of Capt. Jas. Flynn. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1892-08-04 | 3 | Loaded a cargo of railroad ties for S. Perry, for Milwaukee, on Monday and cleared for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1892-07-07 | 3 | Among vessels arrived and cleared from this port. Arrived Saturday with cargo slabs from Youngs and Fetzer's mill at Horseshoe Bay. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1892-06-16 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived from Menominee, last Monday, with a cargo of lumber for S. Perry. | |
| 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 | 1892-06-02 | 3 | The schooner Industry was another Tuesday arrival. She had on a cargo or salt for S. Perry. The Industry will load with posts, or ties. |
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.