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 | 1893-05-25 | 3 | Cleared with shingles here for Zastrow & Sanderman and other parties. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1892-06-16 | 3 | The Wm. Finch cleared last Monday for Racine, with a cargo of shingles. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1892-06-09 | 3 | The Wm. Finch is now in port, taking on a cargo of shingles for Racine. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1892-07-07 | 3 | Among vessels arrived and cleared from this port. Arrived Thursday, bound for Kewaunee with lumber. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1892-05-19 | 3 | In with part of a cargo of shingles for C. L. Fellows from Foscoro. She finished her cargo with shingles for S. L. Hall. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1892-09-22 | 3 | The Wm. Finch arrived in this harbor last Saturday, after a cargo of shingles for S. L. Hall and Sanderman & Zastrow, for Racine. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1892-10-13 | 3 | Will take on a cargo of shingles here for S. L. Hall & Co., and Zastrow & Sanderman, for Racine. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1892-11-03 | 3 | In port awaiting favorable winds for sailing south. It loaded with shingles here for Zastrow & Sanderman and S. L. Hall & Co., for Racine. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1892-09-01 | 3 | Arrived light from the south Monday. Loaded here with shingles for S. L. Hall ans Zastrow & Sandermann, for Racine. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wm. Finch | 1892-03-31 | 3 | One of vessels wintered here. She is receiving a new front to her cabin. |
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.