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 | 1887-09-01 | 3 | Frank Austin met with what would have proved, in nine cases out of ten, a fatal accident on the schooner. Info on accident. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1888-05-17 | 3 | The schooner Industry loaded on Monday with posts for A. Froemming, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1888-07-05 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived light from Milwaukee on Monday and took on 600,000 shingles at Froemming's dock for S. L. Hall to Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1888-08-09 | 3 | Sch. Industry and scow Lady Ellen, arrived from Milw., the Lady Ellen with freight. Industry loaded with cord wood on owners account. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1887-11-17 | 3 | Propeller Depere passed across the bow of schooner Industry only a few rods ahead. Schooner Industry had dynamite on board. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-07-14 | 3 | The schooner Industry is in port and will load with bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-06-09 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 2500 posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-05-05 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 2500 posts for Janda & Kwapil. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-09-22 | 3 | The schooner Industry took a load of wheat and potatoes to Milwaukee for M. Teweles, Wednesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-10-13 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared with 2500 bushels wheat for M. Teweles, for Milwaukee. |
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.