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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 1894-03-08 3 Owned by Samuel Perry, will be commanded by Capt. John Peterson the coming season. Will receive repairs and a coat of paint.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1894-04-19 3 To Menominee after a cargo of lumber, is in Sturgeon Bay on her return trip, where she is awaiting favorable weather.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1891-08-27 3 Took a cargo of posts for A. Froemming, for Mi9lwaukee. She is again in port and is loading with posts for Samuel Perry.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1893-10-12 3 The schooner Industry arrived this morning from Cedar River Mich, with a full cargo of lumber and shingles for Samuel Perry.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1893-11-23 3 Samuel Perry owner and master, has been placed in winter quarters here.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1894-11-29 3 The schooner Industry which arrived in this harbor some days since, has been placed in winter quarters here.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1894-09-27 3 The schooner Industry arrived in this harbor on Tuesday, from Frankfort, Mich., with a cargo of salt for her owner, Samuel Perry.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1894-10-11 3 Arrived from Milwaukee with a back freight consisting of kerosene oil and other merchandise.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1894-08-09 3 The schooner Industry arrived in port, from Milwaukee, last Sunday. She will probably take on a cargo here for the south.
Ahnapee (Algoma) Record Schooner Industry 1894-05-31 3 Made a flying trip from Manitowoc to Jacksonport and to Ahnapee.

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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.

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