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 | 1908-07-17 | 1 | The tug Industry went to Sturgeon Bay early Wednesday morning to get a scow to take the place of the one put out of commission by the falling of the hammer on the pile driver. | |
| 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 | Article on areas where vessels have wrecked. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1912-03-15 | 7 | Is being repaired in Sturgeon Bay. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Tug | Industry | 1912-03-22 | 8 | The contractors engaged in rebuilding the tug at Sturgeon Bay promise to have the craft in readiness by April 1st. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1887-06-30 | 3 | Information on good record of schooner Industry, recently purchased by Orion Vose, formerly of scow Lady Ellen. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1887-05-05 | 2 | Orion Vose and G. W. Wing purchased the schooner Industry, from Manitowoc parties. Orion still retains interest in the Lady Ellen. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1887-05-12 | 3 | Capt. Orion Vose is fitting out his schooner and is calking and doing carpentry work on it. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooners | Industry | 1887-06-02 | 3 | The schooners Industry, Eliza Day, Lady Ellen, Finch and Tempest were among the clearances this week. |
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.