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 | 1892-03-31 | 3 | Capt, Michael Wenniger was cutting a piece of timber, with an ax, on his vessel when the ax rebounded and cut a 2" gash in his head. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1892-04-28 | 3 | Got off the latter part of last week, after being detained several days by head winds. She had a cargo of shingles for S. L. Hall for Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1892-05-26 | 3 | The Wm. Finch is in port awaiting favorable winds to sail south. She loaded here at H. Gericke's with shingles for Zastrow & Sandermann. | ||
| 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 | Wm. Finch | 1891-11-26 | 3 | Arrived in port having on a part cargo of coal for parties here. | ||
| 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 | 1893-09-21 | 3 | Took on a cargo of shingles here for Gablowsky & Co, S. L. Hall, Zastrow & Sanderman and A. Bauman, consigned to parties in Racine. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1893-10-26 | 3 | Cleared for Racine with a cargo of shingles last week. She is expected back to-day if the wind held favorable. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1894-03-22 | 3 | Capt. Michael Wenniger found it necessary to haul his vessel our, partly, to enable the make of some necessary repairs to her bow. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wm. Finch | 1893-11-23 | 3 | Captain Michael Wenniger owner and master, has been laid up for the winter in this harbor. |
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.