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 | Tug | Industry | 1908-08-21 | 1 | The tug Industry returned from Manitowoc Wednesday where they had been to have part of the dipper used on the dredge repaired. Work of dredging was resumed early yesterday morning. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1909-04-09 | 1 | The government tug Industry was in port several hours Tuesday. It is reported the dredge will be here for work the fore part of next week. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1909-11-26 | 1 | With a couple of dump scows in tow passed here enroute to Kewaunee where they will be put in winter quarters. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Gov. tug | Industry | 1907-05-31 | 1 | Gov. tug Industry came over from Sturgeon Bay canal to bring a scow and drilling outfit, to make soundings at this harbor. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1900-05-04 | 1 | Capt. Wm. Henry is busy there days making some needed repairs on the schooner Industry. As soon as this is finished the vessel will be fitted out for the season's trade. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1900-05-18 | 1 | Hans Elison and Eli Nelson of Sturgeon Bay on Tuesday purchased the schooner Industry from Samuel Perry for $550. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1900-06-08 | 1 | Arrived with a cargo of hardwood lumber for the Furniture factory. It consisted of 2,500 feet. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1904-11-11 | 5 | The crew of the tug Industry and part of the dredge crew went to Sturgeon Bay Tuesday to cast their vote. They returned on the afternoon train. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1911-12-08 | 1 | Capt. William Vollmer of the gov. dredge Algoma reported that the tug Industry had been sent to the dry dock at Sturgeon Bay to be given a thorough overhauling and rebuilding. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1911-11-24 | 1 | Story of the rescue of the crew of the schooner Loomie Burton on Manitou Island. |
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.