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 | 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 | 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 took on a cargo of farm produce here, for Menominee. | |
| 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 | 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 | 1895-09-12 | 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 | 1895-07-25 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright now carries a regulation bell. Capt. Armstrong will put the Wright into the fruit trade in the near future. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-06-27 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright arrived Friday with a cargo of salt from Manistee. The Wright cleared yesterday with farm produce for Michigan ports. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | J. W. Wright | 1895-06-20 | 3 | The schooner J. W. Wright cleared for Ludington, Mich., the latter part of last week after a cargo of salt for merchants here. |
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.