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 | 1892-05-26 | 3 | She took on a cargo of posts for S. Perry, for Sheboygan, and cleared yesterday. | |
| 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 | 1891-10-29 | 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 | 1891-05-21 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared for Milwaukee on Friday. | |
| 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 | 1891-09-17 | 3 | Arrived loaded with wood for Samuel Perry, for Milwaukee. Was here windbound. | |
| 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 | 1890-06-12 | 3 | The schooner Industry completed her repairs this week and loaded cedar for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1890-05-22 | 3 | The schooner Industry collided with the scow Shoo Fly, while coming down the lake. No material damage was done to either vessel. | |
| 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.