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 | 1898-11-04 | 3 | The tug Welcome towed the schooner Industry out into the lake Monday afternoon The Industry was bound for Menominee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-10-07 | 3 | The schooner Industry was in port the first of the week. She had on oil and cement for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1898-09-09 | 3 | Among the vessel which sought shelter were the Gregory, Bock, Emily and Eliza, Germany and Industry. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-04-22 | 3 | Capt. Henry is busy getting the schooner Industry, belonging to S Perry of this city, ready to go into commission. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-06-03 | 3 | In port Saturday with lumber for S. Perry. She left for Jacksonport after hardwood lumber for Mr. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-07-01 | 3 | The schooners Chas. N. Smith, Industry and Pearl unloaded cargoes of lumber here the first days of the week. It was brought here from Menominee, for parties here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-06-17 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived in port today with a cargo of 550 barrels of salt for S. Perry. The cargo was brought from across the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1914-12-04 | 3 | Kewaunee. Dredge Kewaunee arrived here from Sturgeon Bay in tow of the tug Manitowoc. The scows were brought down by the tug Industry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1915-04-09 | 2 | Dredge Kewaunee in tow of tug Manitowoc and accompanied by the tug Industry and scows, left Kewaunee for Waukegan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1914-04-17 | 1 | The new government dredge Kewaunee in tow of the tug Industry was in port enroute to the canal from Kewaunee. |
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.