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 | 1879-04-17 | 8 | The schooner Industry has been supplied with a new fore-mast. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-10-17 | 3 | Took on a cargo of railroad ties for Sheboygan for her owner, S. Perry, and cleared for that port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-06-27 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared Friday for Michigan ports. She was light and went in search of a cargo. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-10-10 | 3 | She has been loaded with hemlock and tamarack ties by her owner, S. Perry, for Sheboygan. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-09-12 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared last Monday for Ludington, Mich., after a cargo of salt for her owner, Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1896-04-09 | 3 | Owned by Samuel Perry. Will not be fitted out due to dullness in the line of freights. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1896-04-23 | 3 | Owned by Samuel Perry. She will be captained by Capt. John Peterson this season. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1896-05-21 | 3 | The schooner Industry is being overhauled and fitted out, and will be put in commission. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1896-06-11 | 3 | The schooner Industry lost a part of her jib-boom last Friday, by running into the piling at the bridge in Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1896-06-11 | 3 | The schooner Industry came in from a Michigan port Monday. She had on a cargo of lumber for her owner S. Perry. |
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.