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 | Wright | 1891-01-01 | 3 | Laid up here for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wright | 1891-05-07 | 3 | The schooner Wright has made a second trip to Racine with potatoes and produce. She cleared for that port last Saturday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wright | 1891-06-11 | 3 | The sch. Wright arrived in port on Sunday, loaded with lumber for S. Perry. She clears to-day for Menominee with a cargo of produce. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wright | 1882-09-14 | 3 | The schooner Wright took a cargo of brick to Manistique, Mich., the fore part of the week, for Swaty & Son. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Wright | 1900-11-30 | 1 | Mr. McCumby is bringing suit against the Leathem & Smith towing & Wricking Co. for injuries received while in command of the tug Wright. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wright | 1899-11-24 | 3 | The tug Brooks towed the schooners Wright and Cora out into the lake on Tuesday. | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Wright | 1894-12-15 | 5 | Error in its disabling | |
| Door County Advocate | Tug | Wright | 1896-09-05 | 5 | Captain has arm broken | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Wright | 1899-06-02 | 3 | The mosquito fleet was in port with lumber this week. The Wright and Pearl having lumber for H. Grimm and the Bell and Defender lumber and lath. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Wright | 1891-09-17 | 3 | Arrived from Michigan with a part cargo of fruit. After disposing of the fruit here, it cleared for the north. |
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.