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 | 1885-05-21 | 3 | The schooner Conquest loaded with posts on account of her owner, Capt. W. H. McDonald, Friday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Conquest | 1886-11-18 | 3 | Capt. has decided not to put her in winter quarters, but to take a cargo of Christmas trees to Chicago. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Conquest | 1887-01-06 | 3 | Capt. Wh. H. McDonald was going to place the Conquest in winter quarters here but the cold snap hit when he was in Chicago. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1887-04-14 | 3 | At Ahnapee. Arrived Sat., Chicago, light; Departed Wed. 7000 posts to Chicago for Sam. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Conquest | 1886-05-13 | 3 | The Conquest took a cargo of posts for Conway & Son the fore part of this week. | ||
| 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 | 1886-04-29 | 3 | Scows Helen, Success and Sea Star and the schooners Clara, Ole Oleson and Conquest loaded ties and posts for southern points. | |
| 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 | 1883-09-06 | 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 | 1883-11-22 | 3 | Schooners Tempest, with wood for Milwaukee; Eliza, lumber laden; Eliza Day, lumber laden, and the Conquest, light, were in for shelter. |
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.