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 | 1879-04-17 | 8 | The schooner Industry has been supplied with a new fore-mast. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1880-02-19 | 4 | The schooner Industry was recently sold for $1,800, James Gunderson and Louis Miller, of Sheboygan, being the purchasers. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1884-07-03 | 3 | Schooner Industry cleared Monday for Racine with lumber. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1884-09-04 | 3 | Schooner Industry cleared for Bailey's Harbor on Wednesday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1883-10-18 | 3 | The schooner Industry, loaded with wood from Clay Banks, is in port here for shelter. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-07-12 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee July 11 from Milwaukee. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-05-03 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee May 5 from Chicago: Cleared May 6th for Chicago with 1,180 posts on account of vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-05-10 | 8 | Little schooner took out a deck load of posts eleven feet high, last Sunday. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-04-26 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee April 24 from Manitowoc: Cleared 25 for Chicago with 2,000 ties on account of vessel. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1877-08-09 | 8 | Arrived at Ahnapee Aug 4 from Manitowoc. Cleared 6th for Milwaukee with 44 cds of bark for H. Brockhausen. |
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.