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 | James Hall | 1911-09-15 | 6 | Has been transporting lumber from Washington Island to this city for the Plumbers Woodwork company. | |
| 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 | 1911-10-27 | 2 | In port with mixed cargo of wood and lumber. For some weeks it had been delivering cargoes to cities further south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1914-12-18 | 1 | In port for shelter. She had loaded Christmas trees at Sturgeon Bay and Baileys Harbor for a total of 6,000 trees. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1914-07-17 | 1 | Unloaded a cargo of 85 cords of bolts for the Plumbers Woodwork Co. An unloading device recently purchased was described. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1914-05-08 | 1 | The schooner James Hall went on the rocks at Door Bluffs during a heavy fog. Was released with no damage. While on the trip north the Hall went after a load of coal from the steamer Jessie Spaulding, ashore on Fisherman's Shoal. | |
| 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. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1912-08-23 | 1 | The passing of the sail vessel. The sail vessels Glen Cuyler and James Hall were in port. They both have been equipped with gasoline engines. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1916-07-14 | 1 | Cleared for Washington Island where he will have 50 acres of clover cut and posts loaded on the James Hall. |
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.