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 | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1891-10-15 | 3 | Arrived in port from the south. She is taking on a cargo of wood and posts, for Henry Gericke, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1891-10-22 | 3 | Arrived from Milwaukee with merchandise and has been laying by for fair wind. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1891-11-19 | 3 | Bound south with a load of shingles from Sturgeon Bay, came in to await favorable winds. She cleared on Tuesday. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1895-08-01 | 3 | The schooner Wm. Finch cleared yesterday for the south with a cargo of shingles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1895-08-08 | 3 | The schooner Wm. Finch has cleared for Racine, with a cargo of shingles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1895-06-06 | 3 | Arrived here from Racine and Milwaukee with back freight. Will tgake on part of a cargo at Stony Creek, filling out the deck load. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1895-04-25 | 3 | Cleared Monday for Manitowoc, with a cargo of cheese box material for P. Gablowsky & Co. This is her first trip of the season. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1895-03-28 | 3 | Receiving repairs and is being newly painted. She will be under the command by her owner, Capt. Michael Wenniger. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1895-05-02 | 3 | Is taking on a cargo of wood and shingles for Racine. She will stop in Milwaukee on the return trip, for back freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1894-11-01 | 3 | Has had troubles with adverse winds. After loading with shingles she has been laying in port here for more than a week. |
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.