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 | 1884-05-15 | 3 | Took on a load of ties, for Chicago. The cargo was purchased for the vessel by her owner, Captain W. H. McDonald. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1884-09-18 | 3 | Had family on board when upon entering the harbor she ran into the south pier, carrying away her head gear. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Conquest | 1879-11-06 | 4 | The Conquest, I. H. Johnson, El Tempo, J. P. De Coudres, Sea Star and Belle Laurie are in port awaiting a load. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1879-10-02 | 4 | The schooner Conquest is loading with 2,000 ties for F. Swaty & Son and 70 cords of wood for E. decker & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1879-10-02 | 4 | One of 9 vessels presenting a business-like appearance in our harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1879-09-18 | 4 | The schooner Conquest cleared for Chicago a week ago Tuesday with 700,000 shingles for Marshal & Holmes, of Green Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1879-10-30 | 4 | The schooner Conquest, laden with 2,500 posts and 65 cords of wood for Sam Perry, cleared for Milwaukee on Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1883-11-22 | 3 | Schooners Tempest, with wood for Milwaukee; Eliza, lumber laden; Eliza Day, lumber laden, and the Conquest, light, were in for shelter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1883-09-06 | 3 | The schooner Conquest took on a cargo of ties for Kwapil & Bruemmer, Tuesday, for owner's account, and cleared for Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1883-06-21 | 3 | Capt. W. H. McDonald, while his schooner was loading, spent the day with his family. |
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.