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 | 1895-08-08 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared Sunday for Milwaukee, with a cargo of tan bark for her owner Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1895-09-19 | 3 | Arrived from Michigan with a cargo of salt on account of her owner, Samuel Perry. | |
| 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 | 1894-07-05 | 3 | The schooners Industry and Lady Ellen are still lying in this port, awaiting freights. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-07-12 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared Tuesday for Milwaukee, with a cargo of hemlock bark for her owner, Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-07-19 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived in port from the south, light, last Monday evening. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-08-09 | 3 | The schooner Industry arrived in port, from Milwaukee, last Sunday. She will probably take on a cargo here for the south. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-10-04 | 3 | The schooner Industry cleared last Sunday for Milwaukee, with a cargo of bark on account of her owner, Samuel Perry. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1894-08-30 | 3 | The schooner Industry still lies in this harbor, awaiting a freight. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Industry | 1895-05-30 | 3 | Took on a cargo of wood for Samuel Perry, for Milwaukee and cleared Sunday. |
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.