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 | Industry | 1890-03-27 | 3 | Capt. Jas. Flynn is fitting out his schooner, which was wintered at South Chicago, and is expected here in a short time. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-05-21 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared for Milwaukee on Friday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-04-16 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared for Racine, Tuesday, with a cargo of shingles for S. L. Hall and H. Detjen & Co. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-04-09 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived in port this morning. The Industry is first sail vessel arrival of the season. She came from Chicago. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1892-04-07 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared this, Thursday, morning for Escanaba, where she will take on a cargo of lumber for parties here. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1892-05-26 | 3 | She took on a cargo of posts for S. Perry, for Sheboygan, and cleared yesterday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1892-07-07 | 3 | Among vessels arrived and cleared from this port. Arrived Saturday with cargo slabs from Youngs and Fetzer's mill at Horseshoe Bay. | ||
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1892-06-16 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived from Menominee, last Monday, with a cargo of lumber for S. Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1892-08-25 | 3 | The schooner Industry has been lying in this port during the past week, receiving a coat of paint and a general brushing up. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1892-08-18 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived in this port, light from Milwaukee, on Tuesday, and took on a load of ties for Samuel Perry, for Milwaukee. |
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.