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 | 1881-08-18 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 1500 posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1881-07-28 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 25 cords wood. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1881-12-15 | 3 | Schooner J. W. Wright has laid up for winter in our harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1881-10-27 | 3 | Schooner J. W. Wright cleared Wednesday with a load of grain for M. Teweles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1881-11-10 | 3 | Came in with a large quantity of back freight. She will load 62 barrels of flour, for H. Bruemmer, for Marrinette. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1882-04-27 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared for Milwaukee with a miscellaneous cargo for M. Teweles, Friday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1882-05-04 | 3 | J. W. Wright, of Green Bay, in with full cargo of freight from Milwaukee. She struck the harbor pier and damaged her headgear. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1882-03-30 | 3 | Schooner J. W. Wright took on a mixed cargo, consisting of wheat, potatoes &c., for M. Teweles and cleared for Milwaukee Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1882-05-25 | 3 | In port with merchandise. She cleared for Milw. with cargo of 10 cords wood and about 200 bags of potatoes and wheat. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Stevenson | J. W. Wright | 1882-06-08 | 3 | She took on part of a load of grain here and finished at Kewaunee. Her cargo was for L. J. Conway & Son 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.