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 | 1893-11-23 | 3 | Captain Wm. Armstrong owner and master, has gone into winter quarters in this harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-09-28 | 3 | Will take on a cargo of potatoes here for the south. Her next trip will be across the lake after a cargo of winter fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1893-08-31 | 3 | In port with a cargo of fruit. Capt. Armstrong disposed of a part of the cargo here, and took the balance to northern ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-05-09 | 3 | Arrived from Milwaukee with a cargo of back freight and took on farm produce for Menominee, will load lumber there for here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-05-30 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared for Menominee with a cargo of farm produce, last Thursday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-05-23 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived here last Sunday with a cargo of lumber for H. Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1894-12-13 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright, Capt. Wm. Armstrong owner and master, has been placed in winter quarters in this harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | J. W. Wright | 1895-04-18 | 3 | Has been fitted out and loaded with potatoes and other farm produce, and awaiting favorable wind and weather. | ||
| 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 | 1895-09-19 | 3 | Arrived in this port Saturday, from Michigan, with a cargo of fruits. |
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.