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 | 1891-10-15 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared yesterday for Milwaukee with a cargo consisting of posts and wood for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-09-17 | 3 | Arrived loaded with wood for Samuel Perry, for Milwaukee. Was here windbound. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-09-17 | 3 | Cleared for Milwaukee last Sunday, is again in port, having made the round trip and arrived here this morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-10-01 | 3 | Schooner Industry arrived at this port Tuesday with a full cargo of pine lumber for S. 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 | 1891-04-09 | 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 | 1882-05-11 | 3 | The schooner E. R. Blake, of Chicago, and Industry, of Sheboygan, arrived in port Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-05-18 | 3 | Schooner Industry, of St. Joseph, cleared Saturday with 1,150 posts for F. Swaty & Son and potatoes for M. Teweles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-04-20 | 3 | The schooner Industry, of Sheboygan, was one of the Sunday arrivals. She cleared for Milwaukee with posts for H. Gericke. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-04-27 | 3 | The sch. Industry, of St. Joseph, arrived in port Saturday. She took on a cargo of posts for H. Gericke, and cleared for Milwaukee, Mon. |
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.