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 | Conquest | 1887-04-21 | 3 | Ahnapee. Arr. Tues. Sch. Felicitous, Eliza Day. Wed. sch. Charlotte Raab, Forrest, Conquest, Lizzie Doak, Petrel and Francis Minor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1887-04-14 | 3 | While going through the draw, large masses of ice blocked the path. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1887-07-07 | 3 | Capt. W. H. McDonald's schooner, the Conquest, was in dry dock at Chicago last week and received a thorough recalking. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1886-11-11 | 3 | Will probably be placed in winter quarters here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1886-11-25 | 3 | The schooner Conquest is being re-rigged to-day and will depart for Chicago with a cargo of Christmas trees. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1886-05-06 | 3 | The schooner Conquest came in for a cargo of ties on Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1886-04-08 | 3 | The schooner Conquest will leave for Milwaukee in a day or two. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1885-12-03 | 3 | The schooner Conquest came in on Saturday and on Sunday was stripped of her rigging. She will lay up in the river for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Conquest | 1886-03-25 | 3 | Capt. W. H. McDonald has the repairs and changes on his vessel, completed, except the painting. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Conquest | 1878-09-19 | 8 | The Conquest has just received a new coat of paint which makes her look better that she has for several years. |
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.