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 | 1889-03-14 | 3 | Information on work being done given. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1888-11-08 | 3 | Arrived from Milwaukee with a cargo of freight for our city merchants. Will probably take a cargo from here to some Mich. Port. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1888-12-13 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared for Milwaukee on Saturday with a cargo of cordwood for Samuel Perry and August Froemming. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1909-11-26 | 1 | With a couple of dump scows in tow passed here enroute to Kewaunee where they will be put in winter quarters. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1910-12-02 | 8 | Government dredge, tug Industry, and the steamer Manitowoc have all gone into winter quarters at the ship yard in Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1908-12-11 | 1 | Tug Industry towed the gov. dredge, dump scows and other paraphernalia used in the harbor, to Kewaunee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1909-04-09 | 1 | The government tug Industry was in port several hours Tuesday. It is reported the dredge will be here for work the fore part of next week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1909-05-21 | 1 | The government dredge and dump scows, in tow of the tug Industry, left here Tuesday morning bound for Green Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1908-08-21 | 1 | The tug Industry returned from Manitowoc Wednesday where they had been to have part of the dipper used on the dredge repaired. Work of dredging was resumed early yesterday morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1904-11-11 | 5 | The crew of the tug Industry and part of the dredge crew went to Sturgeon Bay Tuesday to cast their vote. They returned on the afternoon train. |
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.