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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | James Hall | 1893-08-10 | 3 | Discharged a cargo of hemlock here this week for the local tanneries. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | James Hall | 1894-03-29 | 3 | Left for Manistee, the first sail vessel of Manitowoc fleet to set out this spring. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | James Hall | 1899-04-20 | 8 | The first of the Manitowoc fleet to leave this spring. | |
| Manitowoc Pilot | Schooner | James Hall | 1 | Merchandise, cleared Friday for Manistee. | ||
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | James Hall | 1901-04-20 | 1 | 1st sch. to sail from Manitowoc this season | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1911-11-03 | 6 | The schooner James Hall cleared here Saturday for Washington Island with S. H. Newman and a number of men aboard who will work in his camp this winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1911-12-08 | 3 | Has gone into storage for the winter. She is moored west of the Second Street bridge. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1911-11-17 | 1 | In port with a consignment of lumber. She is probably the last sail vessel to reach here this season with the exception of the James Hall. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1912-05-17 | 7 | In addition to having gasoline engines installed, is undergoing a topside build. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1912-05-31 | 3 | Work on her will not be finished until next week. She is equipped with two 28 horse power Straubel engines. |
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.