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 | 1879-07-24 | 4 | While unloading timber at Manitowoc from the schooner Industry on the 19th Sam Wrotek was crushed to death by a falling stick. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1884-04-24 | 3 | Arrived Saturday, from Chicago, light. Cleared Monday, for Sheboygan with 50 cords of wood for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1884-09-04 | 3 | Schooner Industry cleared for Bailey's Harbor on Wednesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1884-07-24 | 3 | In port | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-05-17 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 15 from Chicago: | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-05-10 | 8 | Little schooner took out a deck load of posts eleven feet high, last Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-04-26 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 24 from Manitowoc: Cleared 25 for Chicago with 2,000 ties on account of vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-08-09 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 4 from Manitowoc. Cleared 6th for Milwaukee with 44 cds of bark for H. Brockhausen. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-06-21 | 10 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 20 from Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-07-12 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 11 from 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.