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 | 1891-08-13 | 3 | Arrived from Menominee on Monday with a load of lumber for the Ahnapee Manufacturing Co. She will take on produce for the north. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1891-09-24 | 3 | Arrived with a cargo of lumber from Menominee. She cleared yesterday for Michigan, after a load of fruit. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | J. W. Wright | 1891-11-19 | 3 | Is in the harbor loading Christmas trees. If the trees he is putting on his vessel do not sell, the market must be glutted. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1891-10-01 | 3 | Arrived and took on a hold full of shingles for S. Hall, and cleared for Sturgeon Bay, to obtain a dock load. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-06-09 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared last Sunday for Menominee with a cargo of produce. The Wright will bring a cargo of lumber. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-06-02 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived from Menominee on Tuesday, with a cargo of lumber for S. Perry. The Wright will take on produce for the north. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-07-28 | 3 | Laid in this port several days receiving a coat of paint and other embellishments. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-06-23 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared for the north Sunday, with a cargo of produce. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1891-11-26 | 3 | Cleared yesterday for Milwaukee and Chicago with a full load of Christmas trees. If weather is favorable she will winter here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1892-05-05 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived from the north last Monday, with a cargo of lumber on owners account. |
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.