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 | J. W. Wright | 1891-08-06 | 3 | Arrived in port with a cargo of lumber on owner's account. She cleared for Menominee yesterday for another cargo of lumber. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1891-05-21 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared on Saturday with produce for Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1890-04-10 | 3 | Damaged here by having been carried against the draw of the bridge by the swift current. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1890-05-15 | 3 | Schooner J. W. Wright cleared Tuesday with butter and eggs for northern ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1890-05-29 | 3 | Schooner J. W. Wright cleared to-day for northern ports with farm products. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1890-06-12 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright was in port this week and took on a cargo of farm produce for northern ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1882-08-10 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived in port Monday. She cleared to-day for Milwaukee, with a cargo of wood on owner's account. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1882-07-13 | 3 | Arrived Wed. She had on a part of a cargo of bark. After making some necessary repairs she continued on her trip south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1882-06-15 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright, of Green Bay cleared for Milwaukee Saturday with a cargo of wood for M. Teweles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1882-11-16 | 3 | The sch. J. W. Wright will clear from this port light for the ship canal, where she will load with Christmas trees for the southern market. |
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.