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 | 1896-05-28 | 3 | Cleared for Menominee on her first trip for this season. John Peterson is Captain. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1897-04-29 | 3 | The schooner Industry came in port last Sunday loaded with lumber from Menominee for her owner, S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1897-06-24 | 3 | The Industry came in port from the south Tuesday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1897-05-20 | 3 | The Industry cleared for Milwaukee last Tuesday. She had a cargo of posts. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1896-09-10 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared for the south Saturday. She was loaded with bark, and was in command of Capt. W. Wenniger. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-12-09 | 3 | The schooner Industry has been stripped and placed in winter quarters up the river. | |
| 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 | 1899-05-19 | 3 | The wind blew hard and the schooners Industry and Bell had trouble in getting inside the harbor piers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1899-05-05 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Charlie Smith left here Sunday for Milwaukee loaded with cedar posts. The tug Brooks towed them into the lake. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1899-04-28 | 3 | The schooner Industry, Capt. Wm. Henry, was loaded with cedar posts Tuesday, and will deliver them to Milwaukee. |
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.