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 | 1882-05-18 | 3 | Report that she had capsized was without foundation. She was in Racine Tuesday all right. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1881-12-01 | 3 | The schooner Conquest came into port Tuesday, and will go into winter quarters here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1883-10-18 | 3 | Schooner Conquest, owned by Capt. W. H. McDonald, and scow Sea Star, owned by Capt. C. L. Fellows, weathered blow in the canal. | |
| 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 | 1884-04-03 | 3 | Capt. Wm. McDonald is fitting out at this port, and will be ready for sea in a few days. She expects to load ties for Henry Gericke. | |
| 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 | 1883-07-19 | 3 | The sch. Conquest was in port Monday. She was bound north for a cargo of cobble stones, which she will take to the post of Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1882-11-16 | 3 | The schooner Conquest is in port, and will load with wood for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1882-08-24 | 3 | From Little Sturgeon. Schooner Conquest was loaded with cedar posts at A. B. Stevenson's dock last Monday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1882-07-06 | 3 | The schooner Conquest which arrived in port Sunday, took on a cargo of posts for Janda & Kwapil, and cleared for the south to-day. |
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.