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 | Conquest | 1875-10-28 | 8 | Not yet heard from, though is probably all right. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1876-01-06 | 8 | Conquest broke from her moorings in the river and floated down stream and came in contact with scow Selma. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1883-04-19 | 3 | The sch. Conquest loaded with ties here for Janda & Kwapil, for Milw., being the first sail vessel to take on a cargo in this harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1882-05-11 | 3 | Was out in the NE blow Monday night and had part of her canvas carried away. | |
| 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 | 1882-07-13 | 3 | The schooner Conquest cleared for Milwaukee Thursday with a cargo of posts and wood on owners account. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1881-08-04 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Chicago, 4000 ties. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1881-08-04 | 3 | Wm. Armstrong, mate of the schooner Conquest, left for Sturgeon Bay to take command of the schooner Peoria. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1881-07-07 | 3 | Information her. Some include that rebuild cost $4,500 which enabled her to be lengthened six feet and widened two feet. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Conquest | 1881-12-01 | 3 | Capt. W. H. McDonald is at home, having laid up his schooner, the Conquest, for the winter. |
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.