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 | 1882-09-28 | 3 | The schooner Industry, with a cargo of ties, 2,000, for S. Perry, cleared for Milwaukee Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-06-01 | 3 | The schooner Industry, of Sheboygan, came in Tuesday, and was the only craft in port which displayed colors in honor of Decoration Day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-06-22 | 3 | The bodies of Captain King and Edward Callender, of the wrecked schooner, were recovered near Paulville. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-05-11 | 3 | The Industry, of St. Joseph, arrived in port with shingles. Her cargo was purchased by Swaty & McDonald for their lumber yard. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-05-04 | 3 | The schooner Industry, of Sheboygan with a cargo of 2,500 posts for August Froemming cleared for Milwaukee, Friday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-04-27 | 3 | Schooner Industry, of Sheboygan, for A. Froemming | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-11-17 | 3 | The schooner loaded grain, hides, etc., here, for M. Teweles for Milwaukee, was detained by unfavorable winds. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-11-03 | 3 | M. Teweles loaded the schooner Industry with grain. Monday and she sailed on Wednesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1880-08-12 | 3 | Sam Perry loaded schs. Industry with 55 cords of bark, John Bean 5,000 ties and the Espindola with 45 cords of bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1876-11-23 | 8 | Cleared Ahnapee Nov. 21, wood. |
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.