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 | Industry | 1895-12-12 | 3 | The Industry owned bny Samuel Perry lies in this harbor, and has been stripped and made snug for winter. | ||
| 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 | 1895-08-08 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared Sunday for Milwaukee, with a cargo of tan bark for her owner Samuel Perry. | |
| 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 | 1895-09-19 | 3 | Arrived from Michigan with a cargo of salt on account of her owner, Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1898-10-07 | 3 | The schooner Industry was in port the first of the week. She had on oil and cement for S. Perry. | |
| 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 | 1898-05-20 | 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. |
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.