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 | 1881-10-27 | 3 | Schooner Industry cleared Saturday for Milwaukee with wheat for M. Teweles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-11-10 | 3 | She is taking in a load of grain for M. Teweles. She arrived in port yesterday and brought a large amount of goods for our merchants. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-08-11 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 1500 posts, 24 cords wood. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-08-25 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, cords wood and 1500 posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-09-15 | 3 | Schooner Industry cleared for Milwaukee with 1500 bushels grain for M. Teweles and 10 cords wood for captain. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-09-08 | 3 | The little sch., of St. Joseph, has been in port with a cargo of apples, which were all disposed of at 75 cents per bu. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1880-08-12 | 3 | Sam Perry loaded schs. Industry with 55 cords of bark, John Bean 5,000 ties and the Espindola with 45 cords of bark. | |
| 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 | 1882-10-19 | 3 | Schooner Industry cleared yesterday. She had on a cargo of ties for Samuel Perry, for Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-06-01 | 3 | The schooner Industry, of Sheboygan, came in Tuesday, and was the only craft in port which displayed colors in honor of Decoration Day. |
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.