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 | 1891-04-16 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared for Racine, Tuesday, with a cargo of shingles for S. L. Hall and H. Detjen & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1879-07-24 | 4 | While unloading timber at Manitowoc from the schooner Industry on the 19th Sam Wrotek was crushed to death by a falling stick. | |
| 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 | 1893-11-23 | 3 | Samuel Perry owner and master, has been placed in winter quarters here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-04-26 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared Tuesday for Sturgeon Bay, after a cargo of lumber for the Ahnapee Furniture Co, of this place. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-04-12 | 3 | Has been fitted out and will go into commission as soon as the weather is favorable. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-07-12 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared Tuesday for Milwaukee, with a cargo of hemlock bark for her owner, Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-07-05 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Lady Ellen are still lying in this port, awaiting freights. | |
| 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 | 1895-03-28 | 3 | Information being done on the schooner. Capt. Wm. Henry is owner. |
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.