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 | 1881-07-14 | 3 | The schooner Industry is in port and will load with bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-07-28 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Sheboygan 55 cords bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-09-29 | 3 | The schooner Industry left for Milwaukee with 3,000 bushels of wheat for M. Teweles. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-09-15 | 3 | Schooner Industry cleared for Milwaukee with 1500 bushels grain for M. Teweles and 10 cords wood for captain. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-08-11 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Sheboygan, 54 cords bark. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-08-18 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 24 cords wood and 1400 posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-09-08 | 3 | The little sch., of St. Joseph, has been in port with a cargo of apples, which were all disposed of at 75 cents per bu. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-06-09 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 2500 posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1881-05-12 | 3 | Shipments from this port. Milwaukee, 2200 posts. | |
| Ahnapee (Algoma) Record | Schooner | Industry | 1882-05-11 | 3 | The Industry, of St. Joseph, arrived in port with shingles. Her cargo was purchased by Swaty & McDonald for their lumber yard. |
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.