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 | 1898-08-26 | 3 | The schooner Industry brought in a load of coal from Milwaukee the first of this week for S. Perry. The coal was delivered to parties in town at $6.25 per ton. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-07-29 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared this week for a northern Michigan port, where she will load with bark for Jas. Tufts for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-05-20 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared on Saturday ofr Menominee with a cargo of hay shipped by Shaw Bros. She brought back lumber for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-06-10 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived in port on Wednesday from Jacksonport with a cargo of hardwood lumber for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1898-06-24 | 3 | The Industry cleared for Menominee Wednesday, with a cargo of hay for her owner, S. Perry. | ||
| 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 | 1915-03-26 | 3 | Kewaunee. The tug Manitowoc cleared for Manitowoc to bring the dredge Kewaunee here to Kewaunee. The tug Industry also went to Manitowoc to assist the tug Manitowoc. | |
| 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1913-09-26 | 8 | Tug Industry brought in the government dredge Algoma, and dump scows. |
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.