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 | 1877-05-03 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 4 from Chicago: Cleared May 4th for Chicago with 6,000 posts for S. Perry and 220 bu. Potatoes for W. P. Palmer. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-06-14 | 8 | Loaded 57 cords of tan bark for Chicago this week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-06-14 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee June 10 from Stoney Creek with 50 cords of bark. Cleared 12th for Chicago with 126 cords of bark on account of vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-07-05 | 10 | Has been receiving a new and beautiful coat of paint while lying in our harbor for the last few days. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1877-07-19 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 13 from Chicago. Cleared 16th for Chicago with 122 cds bark on account of vessel. | |
| 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. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1878-12-12 | 4 | Capt. McDonald stripped and made fast the schooner for the winter. He immediately took his crew into the woods to get out a large quantity of ties and posts this winter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Conquest | 1878-11-21 | 8 | Loaded 3,600 ties for Chicago for E. Decker & Co. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Conquest | 1879-03-20 | 12 | Capt. W. H. McDonald has commenced repairing the Conquest for an early start. Bill will have some freighting of his own to do this year. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Conquest | 1879-03-06 | 8 | Wm. Bie, has sailed on the Conquest the past couple years intends to ship on the Moses Gage in a few days. |
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.