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 | James Hall | 1916-04-21 | 1 | S. H. Newman owner of the James Hall had a couple of divers here on Monday for the purpose of removing the broken wheels on his boat and replacing them with new ones. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1916-11-17 | 1 | The Hall was lost on Lake Huron last Friday. She was recently purchased from Mr. Newman by N. C. Spencer of Escanaba and was in command of Captain Dan Seavey at the time she was lost. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | James Hall | 1916-10-06 | 5 | Capt. Frank Chapek and Capt. S. H. Newman went over to Sturgeon Bay last Saturday afternoon to look over the schooner James Hall which is in the dry docks there. | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | James Hall | 1912-05-02 | 1 | 1st sail arrival of season - to be given gasoline motor power | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | James Hall | 1912-06-20 | 1 | Ran onto sunken slab dock at island mill | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | James Hall | 1911-09-14 | 1 | Purchased | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | James Hall | 1913-05-08 | 1 | New mainmast put in | |
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | James Hall | 1913-07-31 | 1 | Old wheels put back on | |
| 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 | 1911-09-15 | 1 | Left for Washington Island but had to return due to storm. |
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.