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 | 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-09-13 | 3 | In from the north with lumber for Henry Gericke's yards, and after discharging her cargo cleared for Pentwater, Mich., after a cargo of fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-10-11 | 3 | Arrived with lumber from Menominee, and cleared for Pentwater, Mich., after a cargo of fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | J. W. Wright | 1894-11-15 | 3 | The J. W. Wright is taking on a cargo of shingles for Paul Gablowsky & Co, for Racine. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-05-09 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared yesterday for Menominee with a load of farm produce. The Wright will bring back a cargo of lumber. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-03-28 | 3 | Will have part of a new stern put in, besides a new monkey rail on her port bow, and receive other repairs. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | J. W. Wright | 1895-04-25 | 3 | Left Monday on her first trip our this spring. She had on a cargo of farm produce, for Milwaukee, on her owners account. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-09-12 | 3 | Arrived with a cargo of fruit. Capt. Armstrong disposed of the cargo here and cleared for Michigan, after another cargo of fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-10-17 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived in port, light, this morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-11-07 | 3 | In port while her owner disposed her cargo of fruit. Cleared for Pentwater, Mich. After another cargo of fruit. |
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.