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 | 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 | Conquest | 1877-10-04 | 8 | The Captain of the Conquest has been taking a vacation. Captain Harkins treads the quarter decks. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-09-13 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Sept. 8 from Chicago with 100 bbls. Salt for Shimmel & Janda. Cleared 12th for Chicago with 100 cds of wood on account of vessel.. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-10-11 | 8 | Cleared Oct. 8 for Milwaukee with 75 cds. of wood and 2,500 ties on account of vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-10-25 | 8 | The Conquest, of Ahnapee, carried away one of her jibs, split her mainsail and lost part of her deck load on her last trip up. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-11-08 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Nov. 2 from Chicago with mdse for F. Paarman & Kesner. Cleared Nov. 4 for Chicago with 4,000 ties on account of vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-12-06 | 8 | Arrived at this port and was immediately stripped for the winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-11-22 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Nov. 21 from Chicago with mdse. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-11-29 | 8 | Cleared Nov. 24 for Milwaukee with 4,400 posts and 25 cds of bark for Peter Challe. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-11-15 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Nov. 11 from Chicago. Cleared Nov. 12 for Chicago with 3,500 ties on account of vessel. |
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.