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 | 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 | 1894-04-19 | 3 | To Menominee after a cargo of lumber, is in Sturgeon Bay on her return trip, where she is awaiting favorable weather. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1891-08-27 | 3 | Took a cargo of posts for A. Froemming, for Mi9lwaukee. She is again in port and is loading with posts for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-10-12 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived this morning from Cedar River Mich, with a full cargo of lumber and shingles for Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-10-05 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared last Tuesday for Cedar River, Mich., after a cargo of lumber for her owner, S. Perry of this city. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-08-17 | 3 | Lies in the harbor, light, but will probably sail for some northern port, or to the east shore after a cargo within a couple of days. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1893-09-21 | 3 | Arrived with a cargo of shingles. She cleared for the south, whither she was bound with her cargo. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-08-02 | 3 | The schooner Industry took on a cargo of bark at Henry Gericke's dock this week, and cleared for Milwaukee last Tuesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-08-23 | 3 | The schooner Industry is laying in this harbor awaiting freights. |
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.