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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Door County Advocate | Schooner | Industry | 1867-09-26 | 4 | In port | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1890-05-22 | 3 | The schooner Industry collided with the scow Shoo Fly, while coming down the lake. No material damage was done to either vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1890-07-17 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived here on Wed. night from Chicago, but being unable to procure a load she left for the East shore to-day. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1890-04-10 | 3 | Arrived from Chicago and took on a cargo of farm produce and cleared for Manistee Mich. Will return with a full load of salt. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-09-03 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared for the south last Sunday. She had on a cargo of cedar posts for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-04-30 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared for Racine, last Saturday, with a cargo of shingles and posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-04-23 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Finch arrived in port light, from the south yesterday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-10-12 | 3 | Vessels arrived and cleared this port. Ties for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-09-28 | 3 | The schooner Industry, with a cargo of ties, 2,000, for S. Perry, cleared for Milwaukee Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-06-22 | 3 | The bodies of Captain King and Edward Callender, of the wrecked schooner, were recovered near Paulville. |
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.