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 | 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 | Scow | Wm. Finch | 1895-04-18 | 3 | Is loaded with material for cheese boxes, for Paul Gablowsky & Co., for Manitowoc. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1895-05-09 | 3 | The schooner Wm. Finch cleared on Monday, with a cargo, composed of wood, spars and shingles, for Racine. | |
| 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 | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1894-08-16 | 3 | The schooner Wm. Finch cleared from this port with a cargo of shingles for Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1894-09-20 | 3 | Arrived from the south, with a large lot of back freight consisting of coal and general merchandise. She will load shingles for Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1894-04-19 | 3 | Arrived with a part cargo of coal. The Finch loaded with shingles for Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1894-05-31 | 3 | The schooner Wm. Finch cleared for Racine Tuesday afternoon, with a cargo of shingles for Paul Gablowsky & Co. and S. L. Hall. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1893-08-31 | 3 | Has taken on a cargo of shingles for Zastrow & Sandermann and S. L. Hall for parties in Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1893-09-14 | 3 | One of vessels in this harbor within the past few days. |
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.